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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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W A Parish THOMPSONS TX Power Plants 15,397,044 15,280,152 42,809 74,083 0 0 18.44% 62.5% 17.1% 18.9% 6.1% 14.9%
Limestone JEWETT TX Power Plants 9,025,565 8,953,427 26,389 45,749 0 0 10.81% 25.1% 2.3% 21.5% 21.2% 45.2%
Big Cajun 2 NEW ROADS LA Power Plants 7,081,709 7,030,778 18,692 32,239 0 0 8.48% 43.2% 40.4% 1.8% 17.7% 37.3%
Powerton PEKIN IL Power Plants 6,371,673 6,322,396 18,025 31,252 0 0 7.63% 10.7% 6.0% 2.8% 13.1% 31.4%
Joliet 29 JOLIET IL Power Plants 5,700,385 5,656,485 16,060 27,840 0 0 6.83% 37.5% 11.7% 21.3% 9.5% 24.4%
Morgantown NEWBURG MD Power Plants 3,912,544 3,881,411 11,383 19,751 0 0 4.68% 21.5% 13.0% 4.1% 7.4% 20.5%
Will County ROMEOVILLE IL Power Plants 2,966,322 2,943,335 8,407 14,580 0 0 3.55% 36.4% 10.1% 16.6% 7.7% 20.2%
Cottonwood Energy Project DEWEYVILLE TX Power Plants 2,759,104 2,756,302 1,278 1,524 0 0 3.30% 15.9% 8.3% 5.2% 15.0% 32.7%
Avon Lake Power Plant AVON LAKE OH Power Plants 2,557,262 2,536,854 7,462 12,945 0 0 3.06% 19.7% 6.8% 9.4% 12.7% 27.4%
Cheswick Springdale PA Power Plants 2,062,289 2,046,019 5,954 10,316 0 0 2.47% 23.7% 17.1% 1.7% 12.5% 28.9%
Hunterstown Combined Cycle GETTYSBURG PA Power Plants 2,022,445 2,020,654 817 974 0 0 2.42% 12.4% 1.9% 7.9% 9.9% 26.5%
Chalk Point AQUASCO MD Power Plants 1,957,612 1,945,704 4,394 7,514 0 0 2.34% 23.5% 15.8% 3.1% 5.5% 12.9%
Waukegan WAUKEGAN IL Power Plants 1,922,329 1,907,594 5,391 9,344 0 0 2.30% 53.7% 14.9% 31.2% 13.9% 32.6%
Seward NEW FLORENCE PA Power Plants 1,780,540 1,766,322 5,199 9,020 0 0 2.13% 9.4% 4.8% 1.5% 18.4% 41.9%
Gregory Power Facility GREGORY TX Power Plants 1,683,981 1,682,270 781 930 0 0 2.02% 46.6% 1.8% 42.6% 11.0% 30.1%
Joliet 9 JOLIET IL Power Plants 1,356,913 1,346,434 3,833 6,646 0 0 1.62% 37.5% 11.7% 21.3% 9.5% 24.4%
Choctaw County Gen FRENCH CAMP MS Power Plants 1,341,714 1,340,352 622 741 0 0 1.61% 21.8% 17.3% 3.1% 16.1% 42.3%
Cedar Bayou BAYTOWN TX Power Plants 1,325,218 1,323,873 614 732 0 0 1.59% 57.0% 15.6% 38.5% 16.2% 34.9%
Sunrise Power Company FELLOWS CA Power Plants 1,010,679 1,009,653 468 558 0 0 1.21% 37.6% 0.7% 32.9% 25.6% 51.2%
El Segundo EL SEGUNDO CA Power Plants 976,437 975,446 452 539 0 0 1.17% 71.0% 20.0% 36.0% 17.2% 36.9%
Shawville SHAWVILLE PA Power Plants 939,511 932,089 2,711 4,711 0 0 1.12% 2.9% 0.3% 1.0% 13.3% 36.4%
Bowline Generating Station WEST HAVERSTRAW NY Power Plants 823,380 822,295 442 643 0 0 0.99% 39.4% 12.7% 20.0% 13.1% 27.3%
Dickerson DICKERSON MD Power Plants 796,202 791,385 1,778 3,039 0 0 0.95% 37.4% 8.6% 13.0% 4.6% 13.3%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station LA PORTE TX Power Plants 668,184 667,505 310 369 0 0 0.80% 57.8% 7.7% 45.5% 16.3% 36.2%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO. FELLOWS CA Power Plants 663,438 662,753 312 372 0 0 0.79% 12.9% 0.2% 9.8% 19.4% 33.5%
Arthur Kill Staten Island NY Power Plants 636,059 635,413 295 351 0 0 0.76% 55.0% 20.1% 24.2% 13.3% 29.0%
Indian River DAGSBORO DE Power Plants 574,373 569,817 1,665 2,891 0 0 0.69% 21.4% 9.0% 8.1% 11.1% 28.8%
NRG Dunkirk Power DUNKIRK NY Power Plants 472,294 468,598 1,352 2,344 0 0 0.57% 18.8% 3.9% 12.9% 17.9% 35.8%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station CARLSBAD CA Power Plants 466,484 466,010 217 258 0 0 0.56% 43.6% 3.0% 30.9% 13.3% 31.2%
Huntley Power TONAWANDA NY Power Plants 442,012 438,548 1,267 2,197 0 0 0.53% 33.8% 20.9% 6.5% 19.9% 38.0%
T H Wharton HOUSTON TX Power Plants 424,254 423,821 198 235 0 0 0.51% 68.3% 19.0% 40.4% 16.9% 37.2%
New Castle WEST PITTSBURG PA Power Plants 339,030 336,347 980 1,703 0 0 0.41% 7.8% 3.7% 1.3% 14.4% 33.8%
Middletown MIDDLETOWN CT Power Plants 299,569 298,668 284 617 0 0 0.36% 18.5% 5.6% 6.1% 6.2% 14.6%
Cedar Bayou 4 ELDON TX Power Plants 522,690 522,159 242 289 0 0 0.31% 50% 57.8% 16.0% 38.8% 16.6% 35.7%
Ormond Beach Generating Station OXNARD CA Power Plants 248,427 248,278 68 81 0 0 0.30% 76.4% 2.9% 64.2% 14.9% 39.8%
Canal Station SANDWICH MA Power Plants 240,424 239,707 219 498 0 0 0.29% 7.8% 1.3% 2.0% 6.9% 17.0%
Walnut Creek Energy LLC. City of Industry CA Power Plants 221,686 221,461 103 122 0 0 0.27% 81.4% 2.1% 54.4% 12.7% 33.8%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY HENDERSON NV Power Plants 373,732 373,347 176 209 0 0 0.22% 50% 50.3% 8.1% 30.2% 15.0% 35.9%
Mandalay Generating Station OXNARD CA Power Plants 152,096 151,942 71 84 0 0 0.18% 70.4% 2.6% 59.6% 14.6% 37.6%
Pittsburg Generating Station (CA) PITTSBURG CA Power Plants 126,886 126,758 59 70 0 0 0.15% 62.3% 11.5% 34.0% 14.5% 32.3%
NRG Energy Center Dover DOVER DE Power Plants 122,853 122,721 58 73 0 0 0.15% 40.2% 26.9% 7.1% 13.1% 31.9%
Etiwanda Generating Station RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA Power Plants 96,208 96,110 45 53 0 0 0.12% 77.2% 7.6% 60.1% 15.1% 37.1%
NRG ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS MN Power Plants 91,265 91,169 43 53 0 0 0.11% 35.1% 14.5% 8.4% 15.9% 32.9%
NRG Rockford Energy Center ROCKFORD IL Power Plants 80,312 80,231 37 44 0 0 0.10% 33.6% 15.0% 13.7% 18.8% 39.8%
Oswego Harbor Power OSWEGO NY Power Plants 78,690 78,455 72 163 0 0 0.09% 8.4% 2.2% 3.5% 18.8% 33.9%
Greens Bayou HOUSTON TX Power Plants 78,046 77,967 36 43 0 0 0.09% 87.8% 20.2% 65.9% 25.9% 53.6%
Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant JENNINGS LA Power Plants 72,943 72,868 34 41 0 0 0.09% 16.9% 13.5% 1.3% 17.4% 42.7%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA Power Plants 68,731 68,661 32 38 0 0 0.08% -- -- -- -- --
Montville UNCASVILLE CT Power Plants 66,235 66,024 64 147 0 0 0.08% 29.4% 7.5% 12.3% 10.8% 24.3%
NRG Rockford II Energy Center ROCKFORD IL Power Plants 60,520 60,459 28 33 0 0 0.07% 33.6% 15.0% 13.7% 18.8% 39.8%
Marsh Landing Generating Station Antioch CA Power Plants 59,019 58,959 27 32 0 0 0.07% 63.2% 13.5% 34.3% 13.9% 31.6%
NRG Energy Center Omaha LLC OMAHA NE Manufacturing 57,354 57,295 27 32 0 0 0.07% 30.4% 11.4% 13.4% 15.7% 35.4%
NRG ENERGY CENTER LLC SAN FRANCISCO CA Power Plants 56,998 56,939 27 32 0 0 0.07% 61.2% 8.1% 16.4% 13.6% 27.9%
Brunot Island Power Station PITTSBURGH PA Power Plants 55,896 55,839 26 31 0 0 0.07% 22.6% 14.3% 2.0% 13.8% 29.0%
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC Pittsburgh PA Power Plants 38,180 38,141 18 21 0 0 0.05% 23.3% 15.4% 2.0% 14.1% 29.8%
NRG Energy Center Harrisburg LLC Harrisburg PA Power Plants 36,578 36,528 20 30 0 0 0.04% 27.6% 14.4% 6.9% 10.7% 25.5%
Big Cajun 1 JARREAU LA Power Plants 36,379 36,343 17 20 0 0 0.04% 36.0% 33.0% 1.7% 16.0% 31.9%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power ASTORIA NY Power Plants 34,419 34,376 19 25 0 0 0.04% 71.0% 23.3% 33.8% 20.5% 39.6%
Aurora AURORA IL Power Plants 30,162 30,131 14 17 0 0 0.04% 36.9% 5.7% 19.7% 8.5% 20.9%
Gilbert Generating Station MILFORD NJ Power Plants 29,357 29,325 14 18 0 0 0.04% 19.7% 6.0% 9.2% 9.7% 24.1%
HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MN Power Plants 26,592 26,565 13 15 0 0 0.03% 35.5% 14.5% 8.4% 16.1% 33.3%
Long Beach Generating Station LONG BEACH CA Power Plants 18,400 18,381 9 10 0 0 0.02% 73.0% 11.4% 41.8% 16.8% 36.7%
Shelby County Energy Center NEOGA IL Power Plants 10,515 10,504 5 6 0 0 0.01% 4.4% 0.2% 2.2% 9.4% 27.5%
Cabrillo Power II LLC - Kearny 2 & 3 San Diego CA Power Plants 9,651 9,640 5 6 0 0 0.01% 50.9% 6.5% 26.1% 14.9% 31.5%
Warren WARREN PA Power Plants 5,506 5,499 3 5 0 0 0.01% 3.2% 0.6% 1.1% 10.7% 32.4%
Portland PORTLAND PA Power Plants 3,525 3,514 3 8 0 0 0.00% 16.3% 5.0% 6.9% 11.3% 27.3%
Fisk CHICAGO IL Power Plants 786 784 1 1 0 0 0.00% 68.8% 29.2% 32.9% 21.3% 42.5%
Niles NILES OH Power Plants 222 221 0 1 0 0 0.00% 25.4% 18.4% 4.2% 21.2% 41.6%
Titus BIRDSBORO PA Power Plants 94 94 0 0 0 0 0.00% 32.1% 6.0% 23.8% 15.7% 33.1%
Sam Bertron DEER PARK TX Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 65.7% 10.7% 51.4% 17.5% 40.0%
Coolwater Generating Station DAGGETT CA Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 67.8% 15.2% 43.7% 32.8% 54.8%
Osceola SAINT CLOUD FL Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 13.3% 0.0% 9.2% 11.1% 34.3%

For more information on the data, see the technical notes.

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

*** Biogenic CO2 has not been included within the emissions totals anywhere else in this application.

**** "Other emissions" include HFCs, NF3, PFC, SF6, and other fluorinated gases.

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