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Point Beach Nuclear Plant

nuclear Power Plant
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,311 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
10,029,974 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 911,816 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
196 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 43 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
196.154 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.607 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.061 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3.177 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
15.887 lbs