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Rank in Greenhouse 100: 4
2015 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 83,519,721
Percentage of national total 2015 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 2.7%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 1.3%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 11%
EJ: Minority Share: 48%

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This company is rank 78 on the Toxic 100 Air list.
This company is rank 17 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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Marsh Landing Generating Station Antioch CA 59,019 0.07% 63.2% 13.9%
Chalk Point AQUASCO MD 1,957,612 2.34% 23.5% 5.5% 1,771
Astoria Gas Turbine Power ASTORIA NY 34,419 0.04% 71.0% 20.5%
Aurora AURORA IL 30,162 0.04% 36.9% 8.5%
Avon Lake Power Plant AVON LAKE OH 2,557,262 3.06% 19.7% 12.7% 49,095
Cedar Bayou BAYTOWN TX 1,325,218 1.59% 57.0% 16.2%
Titus BIRDSBORO PA 94 0.00% 32.1% 15.7%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station CARLSBAD CA 466,484 0.56% 43.6% 13.3%
Fisk CHICAGO IL 786 0.00% 68.8% 21.3%
Walnut Creek Energy LLC. City of Industry CA 221,686 0.27% 81.4% 12.7%
Coolwater Generating Station DAGGETT CA 0 0.00% 67.8% 32.8%
Indian River DAGSBORO DE 574,373 0.69% 21.4% 11.1% 7
Sam Bertron DEER PARK TX 0 0.00% 65.7% 17.5%
Cottonwood Energy Project DEWEYVILLE TX 2,759,104 3.30% 15.9% 15.0%
Dickerson DICKERSON MD 796,202 0.95% 37.4% 4.6% 777
NRG Energy Center Dover DOVER DE 122,853 0.15% 40.2% 13.1%
NRG Dunkirk Power DUNKIRK NY 472,294 0.57% 18.8% 17.9% 6
El Segundo EL SEGUNDO CA 976,437 1.17% 71.0% 17.2%
Cedar Bayou 4 ELDON TX 522,690 0.31% 50% 57.8% 16.6%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO. FELLOWS CA 663,438 0.79% 12.9% 19.4%
Sunrise Power Company FELLOWS CA 1,010,679 1.21% 37.6% 25.6%
Choctaw County Gen FRENCH CAMP MS 1,341,714 1.61% 21.8% 16.1%
Hunterstown Combined Cycle GETTYSBURG PA 2,022,445 2.42% 12.4% 9.9%
Gregory Power Facility GREGORY TX 1,683,981 2.02% 46.6% 11.0%
NRG Energy Center Harrisburg LLC Harrisburg PA 36,578 0.04% 27.6% 10.7%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY HENDERSON NV 373,732 0.22% 50% 50.3% 15.0%
Greens Bayou HOUSTON TX 78,046 0.09% 87.8% 25.9%
T H Wharton HOUSTON TX 424,254 0.51% 68.3% 16.9%
Big Cajun 1 JARREAU LA 36,379 0.04% 36.0% 16.0%
Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant JENNINGS LA 72,943 0.09% 16.9% 17.4%
Limestone JEWETT TX 9,025,565 10.81% 25.1% 21.2% 834
Joliet 9 JOLIET IL 1,356,913 1.62% 37.5% 9.5%
Joliet 29 JOLIET IL 5,700,385 6.83% 37.5% 9.5% 22,413
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station LA PORTE TX 668,184 0.80% 57.8% 16.3%
Long Beach Generating Station LONG BEACH CA 18,400 0.02% 73.0% 16.8%
Middletown MIDDLETOWN CT 299,569 0.36% 18.5% 6.2% 18
Gilbert Generating Station MILFORD NJ 29,357 0.04% 19.7% 9.7%
HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MN 26,592 0.03% 35.5% 16.1%
NRG ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS MN 91,265 0.11% 35.1% 15.9%
Shelby County Energy Center NEOGA IL 10,515 0.01% 4.4% 9.4%
Seward NEW FLORENCE PA 1,780,540 2.13% 9.4% 18.4% 1,527
Big Cajun 2 NEW ROADS LA 7,081,709 8.48% 43.2% 17.7% 758
Morgantown NEWBURG MD 3,912,544 4.68% 21.5% 7.4% 31,255
Niles NILES OH 222 0.00% 25.4% 21.2%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA 68,731 0.08% -- --
NRG Energy Center Omaha LLC OMAHA NE 57,354 0.07% 30.4% 15.7%
Oswego Harbor Power OSWEGO NY 78,690 0.09% 8.4% 18.8% 0
Mandalay Generating Station OXNARD CA 152,096 0.18% 70.4% 14.6%
Ormond Beach Generating Station OXNARD CA 248,427 0.30% 76.4% 14.9%
Powerton PEKIN IL 6,371,673 7.63% 10.7% 13.1% 2,345
Pittsburg Generating Station (CA) PITTSBURG CA 126,886 0.15% 62.3% 14.5%
Brunot Island Power Station PITTSBURGH PA 55,896 0.07% 22.6% 13.8%
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC Pittsburgh PA 38,180 0.05% 23.3% 14.1%
Portland PORTLAND PA 3,525 0.00% 16.3% 11.3%
Etiwanda Generating Station RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 96,208 0.12% 77.2% 15.1%
NRG Rockford Energy Center ROCKFORD IL 80,312 0.10% 33.6% 18.8%
NRG Rockford II Energy Center ROCKFORD IL 60,520 0.07% 33.6% 18.8%
Will County ROMEOVILLE IL 2,966,322 3.55% 36.4% 7.7% 1,236
Osceola SAINT CLOUD FL 0 0.00% 13.3% 11.1%
Cabrillo Power II LLC - Kearny 2 & 3 San Diego CA 9,651 0.01% 50.9% 14.9%
NRG ENERGY CENTER LLC SAN FRANCISCO CA 56,998 0.07% 61.2% 13.6%
Canal Station SANDWICH MA 240,424 0.29% 7.8% 6.9% 22
Shawville SHAWVILLE PA 939,511 1.12% 2.9% 13.3% 9,419
Cheswick Springdale PA 2,062,289 2.47% 23.7% 12.5% 20,709
Arthur Kill Staten Island NY 636,059 0.76% 55.0% 13.3%
W A Parish THOMPSONS TX 15,397,044 18.44% 62.5% 6.1% 43,315
Huntley Power TONAWANDA NY 442,012 0.53% 33.8% 19.9% 60
Montville UNCASVILLE CT 66,235 0.08% 29.4% 10.8% 0
Warren WARREN PA 5,506 0.01% 3.2% 10.7%
Waukegan WAUKEGAN IL 1,922,329 2.30% 53.7% 13.9% 141
Bowline Generating Station WEST HAVERSTRAW NY 823,380 0.99% 39.4% 13.1% 29
New Castle WEST PITTSBURG PA 339,030 0.41% 7.8% 14.4%

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* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies.

The Toxic Air score column shows the facility's total chronic human health air toxicity score if the facility also exists in the Toxic 100 Air database.

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