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Carson Cogeneration

gas Power Plant
Sacramento County, California
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
125.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
292,516 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 26,592 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
116,253 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 25,272 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
116,121.198 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.645 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
7.369 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
482.677 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4,826.773 lbs