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Oil power plant

Salem Street Dept

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
139 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 13 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
115 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 25 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
115.145 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.204 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.190 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.865 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
9.326 lbs