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Wheelabrator Portsmouth

biomass Power Plant
Portsmouth City County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
60 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
196,539 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 17,867 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
117,263 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 25,492 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
113,789.368 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
96.614 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
313.736 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
14,293.227 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
107,543.984 lbs