This is the amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) saved per hour by running the gas turbine generator versus purchasing power from the University's local electric supplier (DTE). Gas turbine generators are a cleaner source of electricity compared to DTE's average emissions data. DTE produces 1,563 pounds of CO₂ per Megawatt-Hour, while natural gas turbine generators in Michigan produce 541.49 pounds of CO₂ per Megawatt-Hour. If the University's turbine ran for 80% of the year, we would save over 14,000 tons of CO₂ per year, the equivalent of removing 2,326 vehicles off of the road each year! See here for DTE's emissions data, here for Michigan's gas turbine emissions data, and here for the Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

This is the amount of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) saved per hour by running the gas turbine generator versus purchasing power from the University's local electric supplier (DTE). Gas turbine generators are a cleaner source of electricity compared to DTE's average emissions data. DTE produces 7.4 pounds of SO₂ per Megawatt-Hour, while natural gas turbine generators in Michigan produce 0.32 pounds of SO₂ per Megawatt-Hour. If the University's turbine ran for 80% of the year, we would save over 99 tons of SO₂ per year! See here for DTE's emissions data and here for Michigan's gas turbine emissions data.

This is the amount of nitrous oxides (NO_X) saved per hour by running the gas turbine generator versus purchasing power from the University's local electric supplier (DTE). Gas turbine generators are a cleaner source of electricity compared to DTE's average emissions data. DTE produces 2.34 pounds of NO_X per Megawatt-Hour, while natural gas turbine generators in Michigan produce 0.3572 pounds of NO_X per Megawatt-Hour. If the University's turbine ran for 80% of the year, we would save over 27 tons of NO_X per year! See here for DTE's emissions data and here for Michigan's gas turbine emissions data.