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Oil power plant

Salem Electric Department

oil Power Plant
Salem City County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
86 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 8 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
72 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 16 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
72.027 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.128 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.370 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.167 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
5.833 lbs