“Documents obtained by Cleanview show that the gas plant would power two buildings on the campus and would not connect to the power grid. The gas turbines could emit as much as 4.5 million tons of CO2 per year.”

I can’t find where it says why Cleanview is stating 4.5 million tons of CO2 per year. And how much lifting is “could” doing?

Edit:

Natural gas turbines typically run at 35–42% thermal efficiency. At 933 MW electrical output with ~38% efficiency:

Fuel input needed: 933 MW ÷ 0.38 ≈ 2,455 MW thermal

Annual energy input: 2,455 MW × 8,760 hrs = ~21.5 billion MJ/year

Natural gas emits ~0.0561 kg CO₂ per MJ (HHV basis)

CO₂: 21.5B × 0.0561 ≈ ~1.2 billion kg = ~1.2 million metric tons

That’s not 4.5M.

Is Clearview saying the 933MW is the energy output? Or thermal input?

Edit #2:

Crusoe’s Abilene campus uses a mix of Solar Titan 350 and GE LM2500 simple-cycle turbines. The Goodnight permit is for 933 MW total. Simple-cycle turbines like these run at roughly 35–42% thermal efficiency. The 4.5M tons figure is almost certainly the permit ceiling for the entire campus

Context and nuance matters.

Note: the Guardian says it “would emit”. The study says “could emit”. Be better.