NRG Energy
Rank in Greenhouse 100: 11
2019 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 36,806,514
Percentage of national total 2019 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 1.3%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including
transportation and residential: 0.6%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 9%
EJ: Minority Share: 59%
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This company has information in PERI's Toxic Air database .
This company is rank 91 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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Sunrise Power Company
FELLOWS
CA
824,181
823,344
382
455
0
0
2.24%
18,277
46.8%
0.7%
41.4%
32.7%
55.4%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO.
FELLOWS
CA
512,887
512,358
242
288
0
0
1.39%
1,029
18.4%
0.1%
13.8%
22.8%
38.5%
Greens Bayou
HOUSTON
TX
131,681
131,546
62
74
0
0
0.36%
730,101
88.4%
20.4%
66.3%
22.8%
48.2%
NRG Dunkirk Power
DUNKIRK
NY
545
544
0
0
0
0
0.00%
37,607
22.0%
4.2%
15.1%
18.4%
35.7%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power
ASTORIA
NY
13,801
13,787
7
7
0
0
0.04%
7,265,935
71.0%
23.1%
33.8%
17.8%
35.4%
Big Cajun 2
NEW ROADS
LA
2,927,335
2,910,255
6,326
10,754
0
0
7.95%
22,049
36.6%
34.2%
1.3%
17.0%
33.2%
14
Oswego Harbor Power
OSWEGO
NY
33,913
33,804
33
76
0
0
0.09%
38,504
9.9%
2.4%
4.4%
17.0%
33.5%
T H Wharton
HOUSTON
TX
583,564
582,967
272
325
0
0
1.59%
1,166,649
70.0%
18.8%
41.9%
15.1%
36.2%
Limestone
JEWETT
TX
9,027,825
8,959,979
24,819
43,026
0
0
24.53%
3,352
22.6%
2.1%
18.3%
15.0%
42.5%
339
El Segundo
EL SEGUNDO
CA
250,053
249,799
116
138
0
0
0.68%
1,677,876
71.7%
19.2%
36.9%
14.2%
31.2%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station
LA PORTE
TX
766,886
766,108
355
423
0
0
2.08%
398,371
62.4%
7.4%
50.8%
14.1%
32.9%
Cedar Bayou 4
ELDON
TX
506,863
506,348
235
280
0
0
0.69%
50%
142,839
59.3%
14.2%
41.7%
13.9%
30.6%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY
HENDERSON
NV
361,692
361,318
171
203
0
0
0.49%
50%
723,714
53.8%
8.7%
31.5%
13.8%
33.3%
Cedar Bayou
BAYTOWN
TX
1,247,075
1,245,808
578
689
0
0
3.39%
146,056
58.9%
14.1%
41.5%
13.8%
30.5%
Long Beach Generating Station
LONG BEACH
CA
13,137
13,123
6
7
0
0
0.04%
1,324,265
74.3%
11.5%
42.8%
13.7%
32.1%
Energy Center Omaha LLC
OMAHA
NE
54,029
53,971
26
32
0
0
0.15%
576,003
32.6%
11.4%
14.6%
13.3%
32.7%
Powerton
PEKIN
IL
2,887,462
2,865,216
8,138
14,109
0
0
7.84%
88,822
10.1%
5.9%
2.3%
13.0%
31.9%
18
Arthur Kill
Staten Island
NY
560,342
559,773
260
310
0
0
1.52%
1,555,000
57.8%
20.1%
26.0%
11.9%
26.8%
Waukegan
WAUKEGAN
IL
1,402,259
1,391,529
3,926
6,804
0
0
3.81%
260,833
55.9%
14.3%
32.8%
11.6%
29.3%
23
Gregory Power Facility
GREGORY
TX
189,458
189,266
88
105
0
0
0.51%
41,419
50.8%
2.3%
45.4%
10.6%
30.9%
Montville
UNCASVILLE
CT
17,513
17,485
11
18
0
0
0.05%
190,164
30.4%
7.5%
13.5%
10.0%
24.1%
Indian River
DAGSBORO
DE
164,799
163,499
475
825
0
0
0.45%
87,823
20.6%
8.3%
7.9%
9.7%
24.3%
2
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station
CARLSBAD
CA
58
58
0
0
0
0
0.00%
537,937
45.7%
2.7%
32.3%
9.4%
24.3%
Joliet 29
JOLIET
IL
813,765
812,937
378
451
0
0
2.21%
351,340
39.2%
12.0%
23.1%
8.2%
21.2%
Joliet 9
JOLIET
IL
6,749
6,742
3
4
0
0
0.02%
351,340
39.2%
12.0%
23.1%
8.2%
21.2%
Will County
ROMEOVILLE
IL
883,919
877,053
2,511
4,355
0
0
2.40%
630,854
38.1%
10.0%
17.6%
6.9%
18.0%
106
Middletown
MIDDLETOWN
CT
125,382
125,245
60
76
0
0
0.34%
165,640
19.9%
5.9%
6.6%
6.5%
15.6%
4
W A Parish
THOMPSONS
TX
12,862,472
12,758,308
38,200
65,965
0
0
34.95%
273,137
63.8%
16.8%
18.3%
5.2%
15.1%
21,393
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility
Nipton
CA
71,148
71,075
33
39
0
0
0.19%
0
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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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