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Pleasants Power Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,368 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,965,173 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 451,379 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,332,265 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,159,188 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,288,183.750 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
7,043.725 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4,513.540 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
187,613.493 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,290,175.477 lbs