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	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	Percent of total company emissions	Split *	EJ Minority %	EJ Poor %	Toxic 100 Air score
Powerton	PEKIN	IL	5,776,171	17.80%		12.6%	12.5%	6,224
Limestone	JEWETT	TX	7,728,951	23.81%		29.6%	10.7%	190
Waukegan	WAUKEGAN	IL	1,398,593	4.31%		57.9%	10.6%	19
Greens Bayou	HOUSTON	TX	171,021	0.53%		88.8%	21.7%
Astoria Gas Turbine Power	ASTORIA	NY	39,656	0.12%		71.8%	17.0%
San Jacinto Steam Electric Station	LA PORTE	TX	539,937	1.66%		65.7%	15.0%
Joliet 29	JOLIET	IL	325,025	1.00%		40.8%	8.0%
MIDWAY-SUNSET COGENERATION CO.	FELLOWS	CA	36,048	0.11%		39.0%	27.5%
Will County	ROMEOVILLE	IL	358,626	1.10%		40.3%	6.5%
Indian River	DAGSBORO	DE	156,425	0.48%		19.8%	8.4%
W A Parish	THOMPSONS	TX	12,436,232	38.32%		68.7%	4.8%
Cedar Bayou	BAYTOWN	TX	1,640,789	5.06%		62.2%	14.7%
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating Facility	Nipton	CA	47,998	0.15%		--	--
Gregory Power Facility	GREGORY	TX	342,004	1.05%		52.8%	12.8%
Joliet 9	JOLIET	IL	9,294	0.03%		40.8%	8.0%
T H Wharton	HOUSTON	TX	969,252	2.99%		73.1%	15.1%
Cedar Bayou 4	ELDON	TX	962,641	1.48%	50%	63.3%	15.1%

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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.

The Toxic 100 Air score column shows the facility's total chronic human health air toxicity score if the facility also exists in the Toxic 100 Air Polluters database.

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