NRG Energy
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 is rank 65 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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W A Parish
THOMPSONS
TX
15,294,962
15,173,029
44,687
77,246
0
0
25.32%
254,928
62.8%
16.7%
18.3%
5.7%
14.8%
45,923
Limestone
JEWETT
TX
9,682,420
9,607,627
27,363
47,431
0
0
16.03%
3,144
25.5%
2.2%
21.5%
22.7%
53.3%
778
Big Cajun 2
NEW ROADS
LA
6,015,925
5,973,432
15,583
26,910
0
0
9.96%
22,825
40.1%
38.1%
1.3%
14.3%
35.3%
68
Powerton
PEKIN
IL
5,996,934
5,950,610
16,945
29,379
0
0
9.93%
90,758
10.9%
5.9%
2.9%
12.5%
31.6%
34
Cottonwood Energy Project
DEWEYVILLE
TX
2,495,524
2,493,059
1,124
1,340
0
0
4.13%
26,537
14.7%
7.4%
3.5%
14.6%
34.3%
Morgantown
NEWBURG
MD
2,451,140
2,431,757
7,081
12,302
0
0
4.06%
38,068
23.9%
14.0%
4.7%
9.0%
22.1%
19,589
Waukegan
WAUKEGAN
IL
2,022,023
2,006,567
5,655
9,801
0
0
3.35%
262,721
54.7%
14.6%
31.9%
12.1%
30.6%
50
Hunterstown Combined Cycle
GETTYSBURG
PA
1,951,278
1,949,299
903
1,077
0
0
3.23%
75,820
12.5%
1.8%
8.2%
9.5%
25.1%
Choctaw County Gen
FRENCH CAMP
MS
1,537,307
1,535,746
712
849
0
0
2.54%
5,691
23.4%
16.8%
4.4%
17.2%
42.2%
Cheswick
Springdale
PA
1,390,876
1,379,760
4,067
7,049
0
0
2.30%
420,367
24.4%
17.1%
1.8%
11.8%
27.1%
4,596
Sunrise Power Company
FELLOWS
CA
1,098,343
1,097,228
509
606
0
0
1.82%
17,157
42.8%
0.7%
38.3%
28.3%
52.9%
Cedar Bayou
BAYTOWN
TX
967,829
966,845
449
535
0
0
1.60%
142,777
57.4%
13.0%
40.7%
15.1%
33.7%
Chalk Point
AQUASCO
MD
819,939
815,365
1,686
2,889
0
0
1.36%
68,467
24.8%
15.1%
3.7%
4.8%
12.6%
266
Shawville Station
SHAWVILLE
PA
804,832
804,015
373
444
0
0
1.33%
22,184
2.6%
0.2%
0.9%
13.7%
38.1%
Bowline Generating Station
WEST HAVERSTRAW
NY
706,725
705,946
343
437
0
0
1.17%
405,423
40.2%
12.8%
20.8%
12.8%
27.4%
4
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station
LA PORTE
TX
694,147
693,442
322
383
0
0
1.15%
393,468
59.1%
7.0%
48.0%
15.3%
35.1%
El Segundo
EL SEGUNDO
CA
593,622
593,019
275
328
0
0
0.98%
1,669,569
71.3%
19.5%
36.5%
16.0%
34.7%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO.
FELLOWS
CA
528,836
528,290
249
297
0
0
0.88%
899
18.2%
0.2%
14.7%
21.0%
38.2%
Avon Lake Power Plant
AVON LAKE
OH
512,958
508,946
1,466
2,546
0
0
0.85%
259,020
20.6%
7.1%
9.8%
12.2%
27.4%
379
Arthur Kill
Staten Island
NY
508,972
508,455
236
281
0
0
0.84%
1,567,963
56.7%
20.1%
25.2%
13.0%
28.3%
Will County
ROMEOVILLE
IL
446,625
443,167
1,264
2,194
0
0
0.74%
630,292
36.9%
10.0%
16.8%
7.5%
19.6%
61
New Castle
WEST PITTSBURG
PA
367,388
367,015
170
203
0
0
0.61%
88,852
7.8%
3.4%
1.4%
13.4%
32.6%
Indian River
DAGSBORO
DE
364,884
362,001
1,053
1,830
0
0
0.60%
82,957
20.6%
8.5%
7.7%
10.8%
26.4%
5
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station
CARLSBAD
CA
341,011
340,665
158
188
0
0
0.56%
531,700
44.5%
2.8%
31.5%
11.2%
27.0%
Dickerson
DICKERSON
MD
297,677
295,788
696
1,194
0
0
0.49%
117,782
36.1%
8.7%
12.3%
4.2%
12.3%
216
Cedar Bayou 4
ELDON
TX
584,003
583,398
276
329
0
0
0.48%
50%
138,909
57.8%
13.2%
40.9%
15.4%
34.0%
T H Wharton
HOUSTON
TX
244,248
244,000
113
135
0
0
0.40%
1,152,834
69.1%
18.8%
41.0%
15.6%
36.0%
Joliet 29
JOLIET
IL
187,512
187,322
87
104
0
0
0.31%
352,246
37.9%
11.9%
21.8%
9.0%
23.4%
Walnut Creek Energy LLC.
City of Industry
CA
176,156
175,977
82
97
0
0
0.29%
1,663,561
82.5%
2.1%
54.7%
12.1%
31.7%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY
HENDERSON
NV
351,389
351,027
165
197
0
0
0.29%
50%
712,109
52.2%
8.2%
31.0%
14.3%
34.7%
Middletown
MIDDLETOWN
CT
164,847
164,422
139
286
0
0
0.27%
167,052
18.9%
5.4%
6.3%
6.6%
15.1%
8
Ormond Beach Generating Station
OXNARD
CA
154,468
154,311
72
86
0
0
0.26%
299,759
77.3%
2.9%
65.1%
14.1%
37.5%
Marsh Landing Generating Station
Antioch
CA
109,353
109,241
51
60
0
0
0.18%
294,239
63.9%
14.2%
33.8%
12.5%
29.2%
Etiwanda Generating Station
RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CA
97,689
97,590
45
54
0
0
0.16%
993,704
77.9%
7.5%
60.6%
13.8%
34.1%
Mandalay Generating Station
OXNARD
CA
96,586
96,488
45
53
0
0
0.16%
360,294
71.1%
2.5%
60.4%
13.8%
35.6%
NRG ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
81,208
81,118
40
51
0
0
0.13%
1,235,811
36.1%
15.0%
8.4%
14.6%
31.2%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility
Nipton
CA
68,745
68,674
33
39
0
0
0.11%
0
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Big Cajun 1
JARREAU
LA
67,390
67,323
31
37
0
0
0.11%
23,261
34.6%
31.5%
2.2%
15.6%
31.0%
Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant
JENNINGS
LA
63,442
63,378
29
35
0
0
0.11%
23,323
16.1%
12.8%
1.3%
18.5%
42.4%
NRG ENERGY CENTER LLC
SAN FRANCISCO
CA
58,963
58,902
28
33
0
0
0.10%
1,463,505
61.4%
7.8%
16.4%
12.2%
25.1%
NRG Energy Center Omaha LLC
OMAHA
NE
51,586
51,533
24
29
0
0
0.09%
572,141
31.3%
11.2%
14.0%
14.3%
34.1%
Oswego Harbor Power
OSWEGO
NY
48,645
48,514
41
89
0
0
0.08%
39,332
9.2%
2.3%
4.1%
18.3%
33.8%
Canal Station
SANDWICH
MA
47,688
47,560
40
88
0
0
0.08%
96,011
8.6%
1.5%
2.5%
6.2%
14.8%
0
NRG Energy Center Dover
DOVER
DE
43,679
43,633
21
25
0
0
0.07%
124,423
41.6%
27.8%
7.4%
12.5%
31.9%
Montville
UNCASVILLE
CT
42,519
42,389
40
91
0
0
0.07%
191,926
29.9%
7.5%
12.9%
10.8%
24.2%
0
Brunot Island Power Station
PITTSBURGH
PA
38,031
37,993
18
21
0
0
0.06%
810,182
23.1%
14.0%
2.1%
13.2%
27.7%
NRG Energy Center Harrisburg LLC
Harrisburg
PA
31,887
31,853
15
19
0
0
0.05%
371,104
29.0%
14.9%
7.2%
10.2%
24.9%
Joliet 9
JOLIET
IL
30,893
30,862
14
17
0
0
0.05%
352,246
37.9%
11.9%
21.8%
9.0%
23.4%
HENNEPIN COUNTY ENERGY CENTER
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
30,780
30,745
15
20
0
0
0.05%
1,244,711
36.4%
14.9%
8.5%
14.8%
31.5%
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC
Pittsburgh
PA
30,480
30,449
14
17
0
0
0.05%
866,449
23.9%
15.2%
2.1%
13.5%
28.7%
Long Beach Generating Station
LONG BEACH
CA
29,119
29,089
14
16
0
0
0.05%
1,335,664
73.7%
11.5%
42.4%
15.5%
35.0%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power
ASTORIA
NY
23,592
23,569
12
11
0
0
0.04%
7,376,299
71.3%
23.1%
33.9%
19.4%
37.9%
Gilbert Generating Station
MILFORD
NJ
11,536
11,522
6
8
0
0
0.02%
144,850
20.7%
6.4%
9.7%
8.8%
22.2%
Greens Bayou
HOUSTON
TX
10,569
10,559
5
6
0
0
0.02%
715,057
88.2%
20.2%
66.4%
23.9%
51.2%
Cabrillo Power II LLC - Kearny 2 & 3
San Diego
CA
7,110
7,103
3
4
0
0
0.01%
1,270,625
51.3%
6.3%
26.2%
14.1%
29.9%
Warren
WARREN
PA
3,682
3,678
2
2
0
0
0.01%
26,122
3.3%
0.4%
1.2%
11.2%
31.6%
Portland
PORTLAND
PA
2,263
2,255
2
6
0
0
0.00%
78,049
17.0%
4.8%
7.7%
10.2%
25.6%
Pittsburg Generating Station (CA)
PITTSBURG
CA
69
69
0
0
0
0
0.00%
356,136
63.3%
11.7%
34.3%
12.7%
29.6%
NRG Dunkirk Power
DUNKIRK
NY
11
11
0
0
0
0
0.00%
38,123
20.6%
3.8%
14.6%
17.4%
36.7%
Sam Bertron
DEER PARK
TX
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
444,414
67.1%
9.8%
53.8%
16.4%
38.6%
Gregory Power Facility
GREGORY
TX
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
41,218
49.0%
2.0%
44.2%
10.9%
30.8%
Osceola
SAINT CLOUD
FL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
2,529
9.4%
0.0%
5.1%
10.1%
25.5%
Huntley Power
TONAWANDA
NY
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
555,113
34.8%
21.1%
6.9%
19.6%
37.3%
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.
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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