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Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station

gas Power Plant
Laramie County, Wyoming
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
220 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
313,140 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 28,467 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
147,161 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 31,992 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
147,013.724 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.743 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
9.216 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
537.997 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
5,379.974 lbs