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Melton Hill Dam Sustainable Recreation Area
Melton Hill Dam Sustainable Recreation Area

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Equivalents Defined
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Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Emissions

Estimated using annualized CO2 emitted by U.S. non-baseload electric power plants, avoided at a rate of 7.75x10-4 tons per kWh. Source: EPA, eGRID electricity reductions emission factor

Passenger Vehicles per Year

Number of vehicles is based on estimated CO2 emissions from U.S. light-duty vehicles (cars, pickups, SUVs) driven 11,300 miles per year and averaging 21.5 miles per gallon. The resulting conversion is approximately 149 vehicles per year for 1 GWh (1,000,000 kWh). Source: EPA, FHWA passenger vehicles per year

Stadiums Hosting 1 Pro Football Game

The number of pro-football games powered assumes a professional football stadium uses 50 MWh to host a game (10-MW electricity demand over a 5-hour period).

Acres of Forest per Year

Acres of forest are calculated using net CO2 absorption estimates from trees in "average" U.S. forests (tree growth minus harvesting and decomposition). Source: EPA, IPCC

Homes' Annual Electricity Use

Number of homes is based on annual electricity consumption of an average home in the U.S., including electric transmission and distribution grid losses. Source: EPA, EIA

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Tailwater
Dual-Axis Solar
Overlook
Solar with Microinverters
Overlook
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Solar Pavilion
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Loads
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