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Rank in Greenhouse 100: 6
2017 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 60,414,623
Percentage of national total 2017 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 2.1%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 0.9%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 11%
EJ: Minority Share: 53%

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This company has information in PERI's Toxic Air database.
This company is rank 65 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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W A Parish THOMPSONS TX Power Plants 15,294,962 25.32% 62.8% 5.7%
Limestone JEWETT TX Power Plants 9,682,420 16.03% 25.5% 22.7%
Big Cajun 2 NEW ROADS LA Power Plants 6,015,925 9.96% 40.1% 14.3%
Powerton PEKIN IL Power Plants 5,996,934 9.93% 10.9% 12.5%
Cottonwood Energy Project DEWEYVILLE TX Power Plants 2,495,524 4.13% 14.7% 14.6%
Morgantown NEWBURG MD Power Plants 2,451,140 4.06% 23.9% 9.0%
Waukegan WAUKEGAN IL Power Plants 2,022,023 3.35% 54.7% 12.1%
Hunterstown Combined Cycle GETTYSBURG PA Power Plants 1,951,278 3.23% 12.5% 9.5%
Choctaw County Gen FRENCH CAMP MS Power Plants 1,537,307 2.54% 23.4% 17.2%
Cheswick Springdale PA Power Plants 1,390,876 2.30% 24.4% 11.8%
Sunrise Power Company FELLOWS CA Power Plants 1,098,343 1.82% 42.8% 28.3%
Cedar Bayou BAYTOWN TX Power Plants 967,829 1.60% 57.4% 15.1%
Chalk Point AQUASCO MD Power Plants 819,939 1.36% 24.8% 4.8%
Shawville Station SHAWVILLE PA Power Plants 804,832 1.33% 2.6% 13.7%
Bowline Generating Station WEST HAVERSTRAW NY Power Plants 706,725 1.17% 40.2% 12.8%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station LA PORTE TX Power Plants 694,147 1.15% 59.1% 15.3%
El Segundo EL SEGUNDO CA Power Plants 593,622 0.98% 71.3% 16.0%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO. FELLOWS CA Power Plants 528,836 0.88% 18.2% 21.0%
Avon Lake Power Plant AVON LAKE OH Power Plants 512,958 0.85% 20.6% 12.2%
Arthur Kill Staten Island NY Power Plants 508,972 0.84% 56.7% 13.0%
Will County ROMEOVILLE IL Power Plants 446,625 0.74% 36.9% 7.5%
New Castle WEST PITTSBURG PA Power Plants 367,388 0.61% 7.8% 13.4%
Indian River DAGSBORO DE Power Plants 364,884 0.60% 20.6% 10.8%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station CARLSBAD CA Power Plants 341,011 0.56% 44.5% 11.2%
Dickerson DICKERSON MD Power Plants 297,677 0.49% 36.1% 4.2%
Cedar Bayou 4 ELDON TX Power Plants 584,003 0.48% 50% 57.8% 15.4%
T H Wharton HOUSTON TX Power Plants 244,248 0.40% 69.1% 15.6%
Joliet 29 JOLIET IL Power Plants 187,512 0.31% 37.9% 9.0%
Walnut Creek Energy LLC. City of Industry CA Power Plants 176,156 0.29% 82.5% 12.1%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY HENDERSON NV Power Plants 351,389 0.29% 50% 52.2% 14.3%
Middletown MIDDLETOWN CT Power Plants 164,847 0.27% 18.9% 6.6%
Ormond Beach Generating Station OXNARD CA Power Plants 154,468 0.26% 77.3% 14.1%
Marsh Landing Generating Station Antioch CA Power Plants 109,353 0.18% 63.9% 12.5%
Etiwanda Generating Station RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA Power Plants 97,689 0.16% 77.9% 13.8%
Mandalay Generating Station OXNARD CA Power Plants 96,586 0.16% 71.1% 13.8%
NRG ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS MN Power Plants 81,208 0.13% 36.1% 14.6%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA Power Plants 68,745 0.11% -- --
Big Cajun 1 JARREAU LA Power Plants 67,390 0.11% 34.6% 15.6%
Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant JENNINGS LA Power Plants 63,442 0.11% 16.1% 18.5%
NRG ENERGY CENTER LLC SAN FRANCISCO CA Power Plants 58,963 0.10% 61.4% 12.2%
NRG Energy Center Omaha LLC OMAHA NE Manufacturing 51,586 0.09% 31.3% 14.3%
Oswego Harbor Power OSWEGO NY Power Plants 48,645 0.08% 9.2% 18.3%
Canal Station SANDWICH MA Power Plants 47,688 0.08% 8.6% 6.2%
NRG Energy Center Dover DOVER DE Power Plants 43,679 0.07% 41.6% 12.5%
Montville UNCASVILLE CT Power Plants 42,519 0.07% 29.9% 10.8%
Brunot Island Power Station PITTSBURGH PA Power Plants 38,031 0.06% 23.1% 13.2%
NRG Energy Center Harrisburg LLC Harrisburg PA Power Plants 31,887 0.05% 29.0% 10.2%
Joliet 9 JOLIET IL Power Plants 30,893 0.05% 37.9% 9.0%
HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MN Power Plants 30,780 0.05% 36.4% 14.8%
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC Pittsburgh PA Power Plants 30,480 0.05% 23.9% 13.5%
Long Beach Generating Station LONG BEACH CA Power Plants 29,119 0.05% 73.7% 15.5%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power ASTORIA NY Power Plants 23,592 0.04% 71.3% 19.4%
Gilbert Generating Station MILFORD NJ Power Plants 11,536 0.02% 20.7% 8.8%
Greens Bayou HOUSTON TX Power Plants 10,569 0.02% 88.2% 23.9%
Cabrillo Power II LLC - Kearny 2 & 3 San Diego CA Power Plants 7,110 0.01% 51.3% 14.1%
Warren WARREN PA Power Plants 3,682 0.01% 3.3% 11.2%
Portland PORTLAND PA Power Plants 2,263 0.00% 17.0% 10.2%
Pittsburg Generating Station (CA) PITTSBURG CA Power Plants 69 0.00% 63.3% 12.7%
NRG Dunkirk Power DUNKIRK NY Power Plants 11 0.00% 20.6% 17.4%
Gregory Power Facility GREGORY TX Power Plants 0 0.00% 49.0% 10.9%
Sam Bertron DEER PARK TX Power Plants 0 0.00% 67.1% 16.4%
Osceola SAINT CLOUD FL Power Plants 0 0.00% 9.4% 10.1%
Huntley Power TONAWANDA NY Power Plants 0 0.00% 34.8% 19.6%

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.

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