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Oil power plant

VMEA Peaking Gen

oil Power Plant
Prince William County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
6.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
191 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 17 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
106 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 23 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
105.916 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.188 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.088 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.716 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
8.578 lbs