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Yorktown Power Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,257 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
61,459 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 5,587 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
70,266 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 15,275 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
70,106.079 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
268.726 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
84.839 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
739.102 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
3,987.345 lbs