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Virginia Tech Power Plant

gas Power Plant
Montgomery County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
6.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
20,569 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1,870 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6,812 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,481 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
6,790.955 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.156 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
8.272 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
87.970 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
671.732 lbs