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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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W A Parish THOMPSONS TX 12,862,472 34.95% 63.8% 5.2% 21,393
Limestone JEWETT TX 9,027,825 24.53% 22.6% 15.0% 339
Will County ROMEOVILLE IL 883,919 2.40% 38.1% 6.9% 106
Waukegan WAUKEGAN IL 1,402,259 3.81% 55.9% 11.6% 23
Powerton PEKIN IL 2,887,462 7.84% 10.1% 13.0% 18
Big Cajun 2 NEW ROADS LA 2,927,335 7.95% 36.6% 17.0% 14
Middletown MIDDLETOWN CT 125,382 0.34% 19.9% 6.5% 4
Indian River DAGSBORO DE 164,799 0.45% 20.6% 9.7% 2
Astoria Gas Turbine Power ASTORIA NY 13,801 0.04% 71.0% 17.8%
Cabrillo Power I Encina Power Station CARLSBAD CA 58 0.00% 45.7% 9.4%
Greens Bayou HOUSTON TX 131,681 0.36% 88.4% 22.8%
Joliet 29 JOLIET IL 813,765 2.21% 39.2% 8.2%
T H Wharton HOUSTON TX 583,564 1.59% 70.0% 15.1%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station LA PORTE TX 766,886 2.08% 62.4% 14.1%
Sunrise Power Company FELLOWS CA 824,181 2.24% 46.8% 32.7%
Long Beach Generating Station LONG BEACH CA 13,137 0.04% 74.3% 13.7%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO. FELLOWS CA 512,887 1.39% 18.4% 22.8%
Arthur Kill Staten Island NY 560,342 1.52% 57.8% 11.9%
Gregory Power Facility GREGORY TX 189,458 0.51% 50.8% 10.6%
El Segundo EL SEGUNDO CA 250,053 0.68% 71.7% 14.2%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility Nipton CA 71,148 0.19% -- --
Joliet 9 JOLIET IL 6,749 0.02% 39.2% 8.2%
Cedar Bayou BAYTOWN TX 1,247,075 3.39% 58.9% 13.8%
Oswego Harbor Power OSWEGO NY 33,913 0.09% 9.9% 17.0%
Energy Center Omaha LLC OMAHA NE 54,029 0.15% 32.6% 13.3%
NRG Dunkirk Power DUNKIRK NY 545 0.00% 22.0% 18.4%
Montville UNCASVILLE CT 17,513 0.05% 30.4% 10.0%
SAGUARO POWER COMPANY HENDERSON NV 361,692 0.49% 50% 53.8% 13.8%
Cedar Bayou 4 ELDON TX 506,863 0.69% 50% 59.3% 13.9%

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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.

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