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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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Marsh Landing Generating Station Antioch CA 109,353 0.18% 63.9% 12.5%
Chalk Point AQUASCO MD 819,939 1.36% 24.8% 4.8% 266
Astoria Gas Turbine Power ASTORIA NY 23,592 0.04% 71.3% 19.4%
Avon Lake Power Plant AVON LAKE OH 512,958 0.85% 20.6% 12.2% 379
Cedar Bayou BAYTOWN TX 967,829 1.60% 57.4% 15.1%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station CARLSBAD CA 341,011 0.56% 44.5% 11.2%
Walnut Creek Energy LLC. City of Industry CA 176,156 0.29% 82.5% 12.1%
Indian River DAGSBORO DE 364,884 0.60% 20.6% 10.8% 5
Sam Bertron DEER PARK TX 0 0.00% 67.1% 16.4%
Cottonwood Energy Project DEWEYVILLE TX 2,495,524 4.13% 14.7% 14.6%
Dickerson DICKERSON MD 297,677 0.49% 36.1% 4.2% 216
NRG Energy Center Dover DOVER DE 43,679 0.07% 41.6% 12.5%
NRG Dunkirk Power DUNKIRK NY 11 0.00% 20.6% 17.4%
El Segundo EL SEGUNDO CA 593,622 0.98% 71.3% 16.0%
Cedar Bayou 4 ELDON TX 584,003 0.48% 50% 57.8% 15.4%
Sunrise Power Company FELLOWS CA 1,098,343 1.82% 42.8% 28.3%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO. FELLOWS CA 528,836 0.88% 18.2% 21.0%
Choctaw County Gen FRENCH CAMP MS 1,537,307 2.54% 23.4% 17.2%
Hunterstown Combined Cycle GETTYSBURG PA 1,951,278 3.23% 12.5% 9.5%
Gregory Power Facility GREGORY TX 0 0.00% 49.0% 10.9%
NRG Energy Center Harrisburg LLC Harrisburg PA 31,887 0.05% 29.0% 10.2%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY HENDERSON NV 351,389 0.29% 50% 52.2% 14.3%
T H Wharton HOUSTON TX 244,248 0.40% 69.1% 15.6%
Greens Bayou HOUSTON TX 10,569 0.02% 88.2% 23.9%
Big Cajun 1 JARREAU LA 67,390 0.11% 34.6% 15.6%
Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant JENNINGS LA 63,442 0.11% 16.1% 18.5%
Limestone JEWETT TX 9,682,420 16.03% 25.5% 22.7% 778
Joliet 29 JOLIET IL 187,512 0.31% 37.9% 9.0%
Joliet 9 JOLIET IL 30,893 0.05% 37.9% 9.0%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station LA PORTE TX 694,147 1.15% 59.1% 15.3%
Long Beach Generating Station LONG BEACH CA 29,119 0.05% 73.7% 15.5%
Middletown MIDDLETOWN CT 164,847 0.27% 18.9% 6.6% 8
Gilbert Generating Station MILFORD NJ 11,536 0.02% 20.7% 8.8%
NRG ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MINNEAPOLIS MN 81,208 0.13% 36.1% 14.6%
HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS MN 30,780 0.05% 36.4% 14.8%
Big Cajun 2 NEW ROADS LA 6,015,925 9.96% 40.1% 14.3% 68
Morgantown NEWBURG MD 2,451,140 4.06% 23.9% 9.0% 19,589
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA 68,745 0.11% -- --
NRG Energy Center Omaha LLC OMAHA NE 51,586 0.09% 31.3% 14.3%
Oswego Harbor Power OSWEGO NY 48,645 0.08% 9.2% 18.3%
Mandalay Generating Station OXNARD CA 96,586 0.16% 71.1% 13.8%
Ormond Beach Generating Station OXNARD CA 154,468 0.26% 77.3% 14.1%
Powerton PEKIN IL 5,996,934 9.93% 10.9% 12.5% 34
Pittsburg Generating Station (CA) PITTSBURG CA 69 0.00% 63.3% 12.7%
Brunot Island Power Station PITTSBURGH PA 38,031 0.06% 23.1% 13.2%
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC Pittsburgh PA 30,480 0.05% 23.9% 13.5%
Portland PORTLAND PA 2,263 0.00% 17.0% 10.2%
Etiwanda Generating Station RANCHO CUCAMONGA CA 97,689 0.16% 77.9% 13.8%
Will County ROMEOVILLE IL 446,625 0.74% 36.9% 7.5% 61
Osceola SAINT CLOUD FL 0 0.00% 9.4% 10.1%
Cabrillo Power II LLC - Kearny 2 & 3 San Diego CA 7,110 0.01% 51.3% 14.1%
NRG ENERGY CENTER LLC SAN FRANCISCO CA 58,963 0.10% 61.4% 12.2%
Canal Station SANDWICH MA 47,688 0.08% 8.6% 6.2% 0
Shawville Station SHAWVILLE PA 804,832 1.33% 2.6% 13.7%
Cheswick Springdale PA 1,390,876 2.30% 24.4% 11.8% 4,596
Arthur Kill Staten Island NY 508,972 0.84% 56.7% 13.0%
W A Parish THOMPSONS TX 15,294,962 25.32% 62.8% 5.7% 45,923
Huntley Power TONAWANDA NY 0 0.00% 34.8% 19.6%
Montville UNCASVILLE CT 42,519 0.07% 29.9% 10.8% 0
Warren WARREN PA 3,682 0.01% 3.3% 11.2%
Waukegan WAUKEGAN IL 2,022,023 3.35% 54.7% 12.1% 50
Bowline Generating Station WEST HAVERSTRAW NY 706,725 1.17% 40.2% 12.8% 4
New Castle WEST PITTSBURG PA 367,388 0.61% 7.8% 13.4%

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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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