PERI: Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index

NRG Energy

Rank in Greenhouse 100 Polluters: 13
2022 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 32,457,342
Percentage of national total 2022 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: 63%

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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	12,436,232	38.32%		68.7%	4.8%
Limestone	JEWETT	TX	Power Plants	7,728,951	23.81%		29.6%	10.7%
Powerton	PEKIN	IL	Power Plants	5,776,171	17.80%		12.6%	12.5%
Cedar Bayou	BAYTOWN	TX	Power Plants	1,640,789	5.06%		62.2%	14.7%
Waukegan	WAUKEGAN	IL	Power Plants	1,398,593	4.31%		57.9%	10.6%
T H Wharton	HOUSTON	TX	Power Plants	969,252	2.99%		73.1%	15.1%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station	LA PORTE	TX	Power Plants	539,937	1.66%		65.7%	15.0%
Cedar Bayou 4	ELDON	TX	Power Plants	962,641	1.48%	50%	63.3%	15.1%
Will County	ROMEOVILLE	IL	Power Plants	358,626	1.10%		40.3%	6.5%
Gregory Power Facility	GREGORY	TX	Power Plants	342,004	1.05%		52.8%	12.8%
Joliet 29	JOLIET	IL	Power Plants	325,025	1.00%		40.8%	8.0%
Greens Bayou	HOUSTON	TX	Power Plants	171,021	0.53%		88.8%	21.7%
Indian River	DAGSBORO	DE	Power Plants	156,425	0.48%		19.8%	8.4%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility	Nipton	CA	Power Plants	47,998	0.15%		--	--
Astoria Gas Turbine Power	ASTORIA	NY	Power Plants	39,656	0.12%		71.8%	17.0%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO.	FELLOWS	CA	Power Plants	36,048	0.11%		39.0%	27.5%
Joliet 9	JOLIET	IL	Power Plants	9,294	0.03%		40.8%	8.0%

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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.