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Rockgen Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Dane County, Wisconsin
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
561 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
486,777 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 44,252 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
321,567 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 69,906 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
321,245.891 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.616 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
106.916 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,177.393 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
11,698.687 lbs