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Coal power plant

Mitchell (WV)

coal Power Plant
Marshall County, West Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,632.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,040,707 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 458,246 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,610,025 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,219,571 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,565,467.261 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2,151.003 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
8,949.622 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
189,704.284 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,303,347.925 lbs