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

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