How much CO2 does a coal-burning power plant emit?

A natural gas-fired combined cycle plant reduces CO2 by half

How much CO2 does an average car emit?

•A gallon of gas weighs 6 lbs and the average car gets 22 mpg

•The average composition of gasoline is C8H18

•How much CO2 is produced per mile driven?-6 lb/gal x 96/114 x 44/12 / 22 mi/gal = 0.84 lb/mi

•The average car travels 12,000 miles per year-0.84 x 12,000 ~ 10,000 lbs CO2 /car/yr

• If an average coal-burning power plant emits 10 billion lbs CO2/yr, a power plant emits as much CO2 as 1 million cars

Equivalent Energy Savings

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