NRG Energy
Rank in Greenhouse 100: 8
2018 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 44,371,477
Percentage of national total 2018 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 1.5%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including
transportation and residential: 0.7%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 10%
EJ: Minority Share: 58%
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This company has information in PERI's Toxic Air database .
This company is rank 96 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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W A Parish
THOMPSONS
TX
Power Plants
14,620,769
14,504,043
42,778
73,949
0
0
32.95%
63.7%
16.7%
18.9%
6.1%
15.7%
Limestone
JEWETT
TX
Power Plants
9,699,523
9,623,820
27,694
48,009
0
0
21.86%
26.6%
2.8%
22.0%
14.4%
43.6%
Powerton
PEKIN
IL
Power Plants
5,306,606
5,265,703
14,963
25,941
0
0
11.96%
10.4%
5.8%
2.5%
13.1%
31.8%
Big Cajun 2
NEW ROADS
LA
Power Plants
4,773,731
4,739,719
12,475
21,537
0
0
10.76%
37.6%
35.2%
1.6%
15.8%
34.5%
Waukegan
WAUKEGAN
IL
Power Plants
1,800,355
1,786,587
5,038
8,730
0
0
4.06%
55.2%
14.0%
32.1%
11.9%
30.3%
Will County
ROMEOVILLE
IL
Power Plants
1,140,805
1,131,991
3,222
5,593
0
0
2.57%
37.5%
9.9%
17.1%
7.2%
18.9%
Sunrise Power Company
FELLOWS
CA
Power Plants
1,008,956
1,007,932
467
557
0
0
2.27%
41.9%
0.4%
36.6%
28.5%
53.4%
Cedar Bayou
BAYTOWN
TX
Power Plants
856,115
855,246
397
473
0
0
1.93%
58.9%
14.5%
40.7%
14.4%
32.9%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station
LA PORTE
TX
Power Plants
788,830
788,029
366
436
0
0
1.78%
61.2%
7.7%
49.3%
14.8%
34.1%
Arthur Kill
Staten Island
NY
Power Plants
623,212
622,578
289
345
0
0
1.40%
57.2%
20.3%
25.4%
12.7%
27.7%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO.
FELLOWS
CA
Power Plants
543,339
542,779
256
305
0
0
1.22%
16.3%
0.2%
11.4%
22.8%
39.4%
El Segundo
EL SEGUNDO
CA
Power Plants
485,609
485,116
225
268
0
0
1.09%
71.4%
19.4%
36.5%
15.1%
33.0%
Joliet 29
JOLIET
IL
Power Plants
386,636
386,242
180
215
0
0
0.87%
38.3%
11.7%
22.1%
8.8%
22.7%
T H Wharton
HOUSTON
TX
Power Plants
293,905
293,606
137
163
0
0
0.66%
69.4%
18.9%
41.4%
15.2%
36.0%
Indian River
DAGSBORO
DE
Power Plants
287,601
285,350
821
1,429
0
0
0.65%
20.9%
8.4%
8.3%
10.6%
25.3%
Middletown
MIDDLETOWN
CT
Power Plants
273,900
273,413
176
312
0
0
0.62%
18.9%
5.7%
6.1%
6.2%
14.8%
Cedar Bayou 4
ELDON
TX
Power Plants
513,078
512,557
238
283
0
0
0.58%
50%
59.3%
14.7%
40.9%
14.7%
33.2%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station
CARLSBAD
CA
Power Plants
234,142
233,904
109
130
0
0
0.53%
45.1%
2.7%
31.8%
10.4%
25.8%
Walnut Creek Energy LLC.
City of Industry
CA
Power Plants
203,111
202,905
94
112
0
0
0.46%
83.0%
2.2%
54.8%
11.3%
30.5%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY
HENDERSON
NV
Power Plants
349,084
348,724
165
196
0
0
0.39%
50%
53.0%
8.5%
31.4%
14.1%
34.0%
Marsh Landing Generating Station
Antioch
CA
Power Plants
139,472
139,330
65
77
0
0
0.31%
64.3%
14.3%
34.0%
11.7%
28.0%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility
Nipton
CA
Power Plants
77,052
76,974
36
43
0
0
0.17%
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Montville
UNCASVILLE
CT
Power Plants
76,952
76,706
74
172
0
0
0.17%
30.1%
7.7%
13.2%
10.9%
24.2%
Oswego Harbor Power
OSWEGO
NY
Power Plants
59,575
59,410
52
114
0
0
0.13%
9.6%
2.4%
4.7%
18.0%
33.7%
Energy Center Omaha LLC
OMAHA
NE
Manufacturing
56,182
56,118
28
36
0
0
0.13%
32.0%
11.2%
14.3%
13.7%
33.2%
NRG Energy Center Dover
DOVER
DE
Power Plants
54,800
54,740
27
34
0
0
0.12%
41.7%
28.4%
7.0%
13.1%
31.9%
Carlsbad Energy Center Project
Carlsbad
CA
Power Plants
49,697
49,646
23
27
0
0
0.11%
45.0%
2.7%
31.8%
10.4%
25.8%
Greens Bayou
HOUSTON
TX
Power Plants
39,129
39,088
19
22
0
0
0.09%
88.5%
20.4%
66.5%
23.1%
49.2%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power
ASTORIA
NY
Power Plants
29,577
29,542
15
20
0
0
0.07%
71.1%
23.0%
33.9%
18.7%
36.9%
Long Beach Generating Station
LONG BEACH
CA
Power Plants
21,479
21,457
10
12
0
0
0.05%
73.9%
11.5%
42.6%
14.8%
33.9%
Joliet 9
JOLIET
IL
Power Plants
8,788
8,779
4
5
0
0
0.02%
38.3%
11.7%
22.1%
8.8%
22.7%
NRG Dunkirk Power
DUNKIRK
NY
Power Plants
545
544
0
0
0
0
0.00%
21.0%
3.9%
15.0%
17.6%
36.2%
Gregory Power Facility
GREGORY
TX
Power Plants
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
49.7%
2.1%
44.7%
10.7%
30.7%
Sam Bertron
DEER PARK
TX
Power Plants
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
68.9%
10.4%
54.8%
15.5%
37.1%
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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