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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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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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA Power Plants 77,052 76,974 36 43 0 0 0.17% -- -- -- -- --

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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.

*** 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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