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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 14,620,769 14,504,043 42,778 73,949 0 0 32.95% 264,925 63.7% 16.7% 18.9% 6.1% 15.7% 24,140
Limestone JEWETT TX 9,699,523 9,623,820 27,694 48,009 0 0 21.86% 3,228 26.6% 2.8% 22.0% 14.4% 43.6% 515
Powerton PEKIN IL 5,306,606 5,265,703 14,963 25,941 0 0 11.96% 89,803 10.4% 5.8% 2.5% 13.1% 31.8% 32
Big Cajun 2 NEW ROADS LA 4,773,731 4,739,719 12,475 21,537 0 0 10.76% 22,139 37.6% 35.2% 1.6% 15.8% 34.5% 22
Waukegan WAUKEGAN IL 1,800,355 1,786,587 5,038 8,730 0 0 4.06% 262,238 55.2% 14.0% 32.1% 11.9% 30.3% 33
Will County ROMEOVILLE IL 1,140,805 1,131,991 3,222 5,593 0 0 2.57% 629,721 37.5% 9.9% 17.1% 7.2% 18.9% 155
Indian River DAGSBORO DE 287,601 285,350 821 1,429 0 0 0.65% 86,080 20.9% 8.4% 8.3% 10.6% 25.3% 4
Sunrise Power Company FELLOWS CA 1,008,956 1,007,932 467 557 0 0 2.27% 17,598 41.9% 0.4% 36.6% 28.5% 53.4%
Cedar Bayou BAYTOWN TX 856,115 855,246 397 473 0 0 1.93% 145,299 58.9% 14.5% 40.7% 14.4% 32.9%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station LA PORTE TX 788,830 788,029 366 436 0 0 1.78% 397,345 61.2% 7.7% 49.3% 14.8% 34.1%
Arthur Kill Staten Island NY 623,212 622,578 289 345 0 0 1.40% 1,552,848 57.2% 20.3% 25.4% 12.7% 27.7%
Middletown MIDDLETOWN CT 273,900 273,413 176 312 0 0 0.62% 166,562 18.9% 5.7% 6.1% 6.2% 14.8% 7
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO. FELLOWS CA 543,339 542,779 256 305 0 0 1.22% 1,045 16.3% 0.2% 11.4% 22.8% 39.4%
El Segundo EL SEGUNDO CA 485,609 485,116 225 268 0 0 1.09% 1,671,541 71.4% 19.4% 36.5% 15.1% 33.0%
Joliet 29 JOLIET IL 386,636 386,242 180 215 0 0 0.87% 351,510 38.3% 11.7% 22.1% 8.8% 22.7%
Montville UNCASVILLE CT 76,952 76,706 74 172 0 0 0.17% 191,087 30.1% 7.7% 13.2% 10.9% 24.2% 0
T H Wharton HOUSTON TX 293,905 293,606 137 163 0 0 0.66% 1,169,561 69.4% 18.9% 41.4% 15.2% 36.0%
Cedar Bayou 4 ELDON TX 513,078 512,557 238 283 0 0 0.58% 50% 141,636 59.3% 14.7% 40.9% 14.7% 33.2%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station CARLSBAD CA 234,142 233,904 109 130 0 0 0.53% 534,996 45.1% 2.7% 31.8% 10.4% 25.8%
Oswego Harbor Power OSWEGO NY 59,575 59,410 52 114 0 0 0.13% 38,736 9.6% 2.4% 4.7% 18.0% 33.7% 0
Walnut Creek Energy LLC. City of Industry CA 203,111 202,905 94 112 0 0 0.46% 1,661,189 83.0% 2.2% 54.8% 11.3% 30.5%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY HENDERSON NV 349,084 348,724 165 196 0 0 0.39% 50% 718,522 53.0% 8.5% 31.4% 14.1% 34.0%
Marsh Landing Generating Station Antioch CA 139,472 139,330 65 77 0 0 0.31% 297,847 64.3% 14.3% 34.0% 11.7% 28.0%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA 77,052 76,974 36 43 0 0 0.17% 0 -- -- -- -- --
Energy Center Omaha LLC OMAHA NE 56,182 56,118 28 36 0 0 0.13% 574,335 32.0% 11.2% 14.3% 13.7% 33.2%
NRG Energy Center Dover DOVER DE 54,800 54,740 27 34 0 0 0.12% 126,261 41.7% 28.4% 7.0% 13.1% 31.9%
Carlsbad Energy Center Project Carlsbad CA 49,697 49,646 23 27 0 0 0.11% 535,653 45.0% 2.7% 31.8% 10.4% 25.8%
Greens Bayou HOUSTON TX 39,129 39,088 19 22 0 0 0.09% 724,503 88.5% 20.4% 66.5% 23.1% 49.2%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power ASTORIA NY 29,577 29,542 15 20 0 0 0.07% 7,276,912 71.1% 23.0% 33.9% 18.7% 36.9%
Long Beach Generating Station LONG BEACH CA 21,479 21,457 10 12 0 0 0.05% 1,333,113 73.9% 11.5% 42.6% 14.8% 33.9%
Joliet 9 JOLIET IL 8,788 8,779 4 5 0 0 0.02% 351,510 38.3% 11.7% 22.1% 8.8% 22.7%
NRG Dunkirk Power DUNKIRK NY 545 544 0 0 0 0 0.00% 38,030 21.0% 3.9% 15.0% 17.6% 36.2%
Gregory Power Facility GREGORY TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 41,041 49.7% 2.1% 44.7% 10.7% 30.7%
Sam Bertron DEER PARK TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 448,161 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.

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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