PERI: Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index

NRG Energy

Rank in Greenhouse 100 Polluters: 13
2021 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 32,148,918
Percentage of national total 2021 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 1.2%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 0.5%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants
EJ: Poor Share: 9%
EJ: Minority Share: 60%

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Facility Name	City	State	Sub-Sector	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	Percent of total company emissions	Split *	EJ Minority %	EJ Poor %
W A Parish	THOMPSONS	TX	Power Plants	13,911,354	43.27%		63.8%	5.2%
Limestone	JEWETT	TX	Power Plants	5,979,330	18.60%		22.6%	15.0%
Powerton	PEKIN	IL	Power Plants	3,249,319	10.11%		10.1%	13.0%
Waukegan	WAUKEGAN	IL	Power Plants	2,375,796	7.39%		55.9%	11.6%
Cedar Bayou	BAYTOWN	TX	Power Plants	1,607,390	5.00%		58.9%	13.8%
T H Wharton	HOUSTON	TX	Power Plants	962,810	2.99%		70.0%	15.1%
Will County	ROMEOVILLE	IL	Power Plants	808,309	2.51%		38.1%	6.9%
Bastrop Clean Energy Center	CEDAR CREEK	TX	Power Plants	746,733	2.32%		78.5%	11.3%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station	LA PORTE	TX	Power Plants	628,384	1.95%		62.4%	14.1%
Cedar Bayou 4	ELDON	TX	Power Plants	884,039	1.37%	50%	59.3%	13.9%
Joliet 29	JOLIET	IL	Power Plants	422,029	1.31%		39.2%	8.2%
Gregory Power Facility	GREGORY	TX	Power Plants	355,482	1.11%		50.8%	10.6%
Indian River	DAGSBORO	DE	Power Plants	353,507	1.10%		20.6%	9.7%
Greens Bayou	HOUSTON	TX	Power Plants	172,505	0.54%		88.4%	22.8%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility	Nipton	CA	Power Plants	74,614	0.23%		--	--
Astoria Gas Turbine Power	ASTORIA	NY	Power Plants	29,719	0.09%		71.0%	17.8%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO.	FELLOWS	CA	Power Plants	25,511	0.08%		18.4%	22.8%
Joliet 9	JOLIET	IL	Power Plants	4,106	0.01%		39.2%	8.2%

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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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