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Coal power plant

Laramie River

coal Power Plant
Platte County, Wyoming
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,710 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
9,032,133 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 821,103 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
11,714,847 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 2,546,706 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
11,638,441.750 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
6,132.334 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
7,191.448 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
325,237.014 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
2,235,642.581 lbs