Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants Rated Worldwide
The original: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1114163448.htm
The on-line database, compiled by the Center for Global Development (CGD), an independent policy and research organization that focuses on how the actions of the rich world shape the lives of poor people in developing countries, lays out exactly where the CO2 emitters are and how much of the greenhouse gas they are casting into the atmosphere. It also shows which companies own the plants. A research team, led by David Wheeler, a senior fellow at CGD, constructed the enormous database to help speed the shift to less carbon-intensive power generation -- with the objective of minimizing global warming which is and will hurt poor people in developing countries first and worst. The database and its website rank individual power plants, plotting their location by latitude and longitude. The data for total power-related emissions can be displayed by cities, states or provinces, and countries. For the U.S., emissions data are also available for Congressional districts, counties and metro areas, making it possible for the first time to compare total power-related emissions by locality. Rankings of the 4,000 electric power companies in the world show which are the biggest carbon polluters, globally, nationally, and at sub-national levels. Company-level data include emissions and power generation for 2000 and 2007, as well as estimates of future emissions and power generation from planned expansions. Data will be updated regularly as facility ownership changes and new plants come online. Power generation accounts for about one-quarter of total emissions of CO2, the main culprit in global warming. But, until now, people concerned about climate change lacked information about the emissions of particular power plants and the identities of the companies that own them. "CARMA makes information about power-related CO2 emissions transparent to people throughout the world," says Dr. Wheeler, an expert in the use of public information disclosure to reduce pollution. "Information leads to action. We know that this works for other forms of pollution and we believe it can work for greenhouse gas emissions, too." "We expect that institutional and private investors, insurers, lenders, environmental and consumer groups and individual activists will use the CARMA data to encourage power companies to burn less coal and oil and to shift to renewable power sources, such as wind and solar," Dr. Wheeler says. Earlier research by Wheeler and his co-authors showed that highly-polluting plants in China and Indonesia responded to pressure from neighboring communities and lenders by reducing pollution significantly after public disclosure of their emissions. On a per capita basis, Australians are some of the largest CO2 emitters in the world, producing more than 11 tons of power sector CO2 emissions per person every year. Americans aren't far behind at more than 9 tons per person. Populous developing nations have far lower per capita emissions. For example, the average Chinese citizen produces 2 tons of CO2 emissions from power generation annually, and Indians emit about half of one ton per person. A recent study by William Cline, a joint senior fellow at CGD and the Peterson Institute for International Economics, predicts that agricultural productivity in developing countries will decline sharply by 2080, as crops in areas closer to the equator suffer from the effects of increased heat and drought. Averting such a disaster would require rapid emission reductions in the first half of this century. CARMA is intended to help speed the necessary emission reductions. CARMA data come from government reports and often from the plants themselves. Where directly reported emissions data are lacking, the CARMA team has estimated emissions, with 90 percent or greater confidence, using a statistical model based on the type and age of plant, the type of fuel, and the amount of power generated. The resulting information is displayed using a five-color rating system and differently sized circles based on the amount of power produced. CARMA highlights low-carbon power producers and flags dangerous emitters. Rankings range from nearly zero emissions, Green, to extremely dirty, Red. "CARMA is unique, one of a kind--a world standard," says CGD president Nancy Birdsall. "Never before has this kind of detailed information been made available on a global scale. Not only is it likely to catalyze action to cut emissions now, it also strengthens the knowledge base for monitoring any future international market-based agreement, whether a carbon tax or cap-and-trade. Let us hope it speeds the way to an agreement -- which matters immensely for the well-being of hundreds of millions of people in developing countries." The U.S. Dirty Dozen Globally, power generation emits nearly 10 billion tons of CO2 per year. The U.S., with over 8,000 power plants out of the more than 50,000 worldwide, accounts for about 25 percent of that total or 2.8 billion tons. CARMA shows that the U.S.'s biggest CO2 emitter is Southern Co. with annual emissions of 172 million tons, followed by American Electric Power Company Inc., Duke Energy Corp., and AES Corp. Annually, the 12 biggest CO2 polluting power plants in the United States are: The Scherer plant in Juliet, GA -- 25.3 million tons The Miller plant in Quinton, AL -- 20.6 million tons The Bowen plant in Cartersville, GA -- 20.5 million tons The Gibson plant in Owensville, IN -- 20.4 million tons The W.A. Parish plant in Thompsons, TX -- 20 million tons The Navajo plant in Page, AZ -- 19.9 million tons The Martin Lake plant in Tatum, TX -- 19.8 million tons The Cumberland plant in Cumberland City, TN -- 19.6 million tons The Gavin plant in Cheshire, OH -- 18.7 million tons The Sherburne County plant in Becker, MN -- 17.9 million tons The Bruce Mansfield plant in Shippingport, PA -- 17.4 million tons The Rockport plant in Rockport, IN -- 16.6 million tons All are coal-fired power plants. Low-carbon power comes mostly from nuclear and hydro plants, which do not emit CO2, but do pose other potential environmental problems. The largest U.S. power plant to win a green rating for nearly zero CO2 emissions is the Palo Verde nuclear plant near Phoenix, Arizona; it produces about 26 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity per year. Other large plants that are emitting zero CO2 but produce substantial electricity are: The South Texas plant in Wadsworth, TX -- 20.9 million MWh The Limerick plant in Pottstown, PA -- 20.8 million MWh The Vogtle plant in Wanyesboro, GA -- 20.1 million MWh The Byron plant in Byron, IL -- 20 million MWh The Braidwood plant in Braceville, IL -- 19.8 million MWh All are nuclear power plants. According to CARMA data, the Ohio River Valley, the southeastern U.S. and Texas are the dirtiest regions in terms of CO2 emissions. The least dirty CO2 region is the West Coast, where much of the electric power is generated by nuclear and hydroelectric plants. The state with the greatest CO2 emissions from electricity generation is Texas (290 million tons), followed by Florida (157 million tons), Indiana (137 million tons), Pennsylvania (136 million tons), Ohio (133 million tons), Illinois (113 million tons), Kentucky (98 million tons), Georgia (92 million tons), Michigan (91 million tons) and Alabama (91 million tons). The District of Columbia has the lowest power-related emissions (113,000 tons), followed by Vermont (437,000 tons), Idaho (1 million tons), Rhode Island (2.6 million tons); South Dakota (4.7 million tons); and Alaska (6 million tons). At the county level, Walker County in Alabama, where power plants produce over 28 million tons of CO2 each year, heads the list of CO2 emitters. Grundy County in Illinois, with two large nuclear plants, and Taylor County in Texas, which relies almost exclusively on renewable resources, have nearly zero CO2 emissions. Browsing CARMA offers some surprising contrasts that show how different approaches to power generation can make huge differences in emissions. For example: The CO2 output from power plants in California, with some 36 million people, is nearly the same as that of North Carolina, which has only one-quarter of California's population. North Carolina gets about half its power from coal; California relies on a mix of natural gas, hydro, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Residents of Austin, Texas, including faculty and students of the University of Texas at Austin, have the highest-emitting power facility of any university town in the country, emitting some 400,000 tons a year. International Burden Although no single country comes close to the 2.8 billion tons of CO2 produced annually by the U.S. power sector, other countries collectively account for three-quarters of the power-related CO2 burden. China comes second after the U.S. with 2.7 billion tons; followed by Russia -- 661 million tons; India -- 583 million tons; Japan -- 400 million tons; Germany -- 356 million tons; Australia -- 226 million tons; South Africa -- 222 million tons; the United Kingdom -- 212 million tons; and South Korea -- 185 million tons. CARMA shows low power sector CO2 emissions from Hungary, Algeria, Kuwait, Singapore, Belarus, Portugal, Chile, Denmark, and Brazil. "High U.S. emissions are partly the result of high living standards but they also reflect differences in energy policy. Europeans, with comparable living standards, emit less than half the power sector CO2 of the average American", says Dr. Birdsall. One surprise in the data is that the biggest emitters of CO2 in the world in absolute terms are located not in the rich world but in rapidly emerging economies with massive coal-fired plants. Indeed, new research by Dr. Wheeler shows that even without CO2 emissions from the high income countries, rapidly rising emissions in developing countries would put them on track to produce their own climate crisis in just 20 years. Company Country Tons of CO2 HUANENG POWER INTERNATIONAL China 292,000,000 ESKOM South Africa 214,000,000 NTPC LTD India 182,000,000 CHINA HUADIAN GROUP CORP China 176,000,000 CHINA POWER INVESTMENT CORP China 173,000,000 SOUTHERN CO United States 172,000,000 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC United States 169,000,000 E.ON AG Germany 144,000,000 NORTH CHINA GRID CO LTD China 123,000,000 RWE AG Germany 108,000,000 DATANG INTL POWER GEN CO China 108,000,000 DUKE ENERGY CORP United States 108,000,000 "The CARMA data are a vivid illustration of the fact that rich countries and developing countries must work together to overcome the challenge of climate change," says Dr. Wheeler. "Our research shows that although the rich world is still responsible for 60 percent of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, developing countries are catching up very quickly -- and they will suffer the worst of the effects." Carbon emissions impose a huge cost on society by threatening the basic elements of life --access to water, food production, health and the environment. Economists have estimated these "social costs" at anywhere from $8 per ton to as high as $100 per ton of CO2. Investors are expected to respond quickly to the CARMA data. Many are already concerned about the possible impact of future regulations on power company profits--whether or not they are worried about climate change. For such investors, CARMA provides an easy way to check the potential carbon liabilities of firms in which they invest. CARMA includes links to stock market information for many publicly traded companies. Investors who believe that society will eventually insist that CO2 polluters pay part of the costs can easily calculate power firms' potential liability by multiplying the number of tons of CO2 emitted annually by a per-ton charge they think likely and subtracting the result from the company's profits. "Even if you assume a fairly low charge of about $20 per ton of CO2, power producers that rely heavily on fossil fuels will have to shift rapidly toward renewable energy if they are to remain profitable," Dr. Wheeler says. By comparison, power companies that rely heavily on low-carbon technologies--hydropower, nuclear, wind, and solar--face fewer potential climate-related liabilities. CARMA makes it easy to find these companies: large power producers with low-carbon emissions intensity earn a large Green circle, while large power producers that emit a lot of CO2 get a large Red circle. CARMA's maps and geographical interface will be useful for states, cities, and counties that have pledged to reduce their carbon footprint. For example, CARMA will assist the nearly 700 US mayors who have signed the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Jacob Scherr, Senior Attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, says that the data will be helpful to states and cities that want to cut emissions from local power plants as part of their climate change strategies. "Across the U.S., in the absence of federal action, many states and cities are eager to take action," he says. "This data will help state and local leaders to measure their progress." Tables of Related Information Table 1: Top-100 Highest CO2-Emitting Power Plants in the United States (Format: Plant City State Tons of CO2) 1 SCHERER Juliette Georgia 25,300,000 2 MILLER Quinton Alabama 20,600,000 3 BOWEN Cartersville Georgia 20,500,000 4 GIBSON Owensville Indiana 20,400,000 5 WA PARISH Thompsons Texas 20,000,000 6 NAVAJO Page Arizona 19,900,000 7 MARTIN LAKE Tatum Texas 19,800,000 8 CUMBERLAND Cumberland City Tennessee 19,600,000 9 GAVIN Cheshire Ohio 18,700,000 10 SHERBURNE COUNTY Becker Minnesota 17,900,000 11 BRUCE MANSFIELD Shippingport Pennsylvania 17,400,000 12 ROCKPORT Rockport Indiana 16,600,000 13 JIM BRIDGER Point Of Rocks Wyoming 16,500,000 14 LABADIE Labadie Missouri 16,400,000 15 MONTICELLO Mount Pleasant Texas 16,300,000 16 JEFFREY Saint Marys Kansas 16,300,000 17 INTERMOUNTAIN Delta Utah 16,100,000 18 MONROE Monroe Michigan 15,900,000 19 JOHN E AMOS Saint Albans West Virginia 15,300,000 20 ROXBORO Roxboro North Carolina 15,100,000 21 CRYSTAL RIVER 4&5 Crystal River Florida 15,100,000 22 CROSS Cross South Carolina 15,000,000 23 FOUR CORNERS Fruitland New Mexico 14,800,000 24 PARADISE Drakesboro Kentucky 14,500,000 25 BIG CAJUN TWO Ventress Louisiana 14,300,000 26 HARRISON Haywood West Virginia 14,200,000 27 WH SAMMIS Stratton Ohio 13,800,000 28 BELEWS CREEK Belews Creek North Carolina 13,600,000 29 BALDWIN Baldwin Illinois 13,600,000 30 JM STUART Aberdeen Ohio 13,400,000 31 LIMESTONE Jewett Texas 13,300,000 32 SAN JUAN Waterflow New Mexico 13,000,000 33 HOMER CITY Homer City Pennsylvania 12,800,000 34 BARRY Bucks Alabama 12,800,000 35 MOUNT STORM Mount Storm West Virginia 12,700,000 36 MARSHALL Terrell North Carolina 12,600,000 37 PETERSBURG Petersburg Indiana 12,500,000 38 WHITE BLUFF Redfield Arkansas 12,400,000 39 COLSTRIP 3&4 Colstrip Montana 12,300,000 40 GHENT Ghent Kentucky 12,200,000 41 EC GASTON Wilsonville Alabama 12,200,000 42 INDEPENDENCE Newark Arkansas 12,200,000 43 CENTRALIA Centralia Washington 12,100,000 44 CONEMAUGH New Florence Pennsylvania 12,100,000 45 FAYETTE La Grange Texas 12,000,000 46 LA CYGNE Lacygne Kansas 11,900,000 47 WELSH Pittsburg Texas 11,900,000 48 WANSLEY Roopville Georgia 11,900,000 49 MANATEE Parrish Florida 11,700,000 50 KEYSTONE Shelocta Pennsylvania 11,500,000 51 CRAIG Craig Colorado 11,400,000 52 GERALD GENTLEMAN Sutherland Nebraska 11,100,000 53 RM SCHAHFER Wheatfield Indiana 11,000,000 54 BIG BEND Tampa Florida 10,700,000 55 HUNTER Castle Dale Utah 10,600,000 56 COAL CREEK Underwood North Dakota 10,600,000 57 MUSKOGEE Muskogee Oklahoma 10,600,000 58 LARAMIE RIVER Wheatland Wyoming 10,100,000 59 KINGSTON Harriman Tennessee 10,100,000 60 ST JOHNS RIVER Jacksonville Florida 10,100,000 61 CARDINAL Brilliant Ohio 10,100,000 62 WIDOWS CREEK Stevenson Alabama 9,976,111 63 POWERTON Pekin Illinois 9,899,173 64 BELLE RIVER East China Michigan 9,884,783 65 SHAWNEE West Paducah Kentucky 9,851,850 66 BIG BROWN Fairfield Texas 9,841,515 67 SPRINGERVILLE Springerville Arizona 9,733,431 68 JH CAMPBELL West Olive Michigan 9,703,140 69 PLEASANT PRAIRIE Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin 9,689,624 70 MILL CREEK Louisville Kentucky 9,638,247 71 MARTIN COUNTY Indiantown Florida 9,484,494 72 HARRINGTON Amarillo Texas 9,460,767 73 JOPPA Joppa Illinois 9,222,084 74 PPL BRUNNER ISLAND York Haven Pennsylvania 9,117,831 75 VJ DANIEL Escatawpa Mississippi 9,094,414 76 CONESVILLE Conesville Ohio 9,059,955 77 PPL MONTOUR Washingtonville Pennsylvania 8,964,147 78 HATFIELDS FERRY Masontown Pennsylvania 8,958,911 79 SEMINOLE Palatka Florida 8,709,828 80 ZIMMER Moscow Ohio 8,597,428 81 WINYAH Georgetown South Carolina 8,585,641 82 JOLIET Joliet Illinois 8,585,475 83 COLUMBIA Pardeeville Wisconsin 8,565,041 84 MITCHELL Moundsville West Virginia 8,478,185 85 THOMAS HILL Clifton Hill Missouri 8,348,213 86 GORGAS TWO Parrish Alabama 8,257,516 87 KINCAID Kincaid Illinois 8,245,385 88 ANTELOPE VALLEY Beulah North Dakota 8,109,317 89 CHOLLA Joseph City Arizona 8,025,604 90 CLIFTY CREEK Madison Indiana 8,012,940 91 BRANDON SHORES Curtis Bay Maryland 7,928,767 92 GRDA Chouteau Oklahoma 7,925,736 93 NEWTON Newton Illinois 7,798,570 94 ST CLAIR East China Michigan 7,769,158 95 TOLK Earth Texas 7,756,687 96 JOHNSONVILLE New Johnsonville Tennessee 7,735,183 97 MOUNTAINEER New Haven West Virginia 7,726,502 98 NEW MADRID New Madrid Missouri 7,647,257 99 HARLLEE BRANCH Milledgeville Georgia 7,550,829 100 MIAMI FORT North Bend Ohio 7,546,313 Table 2. Power Sector CO2 Emissions by State (Format: State Tons of CO2) 1 Texas 290,000,000 2 Florida 157,000,000 3 Indiana 137,000,000 4 Pennsylvania 136,000,000 5 Ohio 133,000,000 6 Illinois 113,000,000 7 Kentucky 98,300,000 8 Georgia 91,500,000 9 Michigan 91,400,000 10 Alabama 90,700,000 11 West Virginia 88,600,000 12 Missouri 82,500,000 13 California 79,200,000 14 North Carolina 77,700,000 15 New York 69,600,000 16 Arizona 64,500,000 17 Tennessee 63,300,000 18 Louisiana 61,000,000 19 Oklahoma 57,000,000 20 Wisconsin 54,800,000 21 South Carolina 52,500,000 22 Virginia 49,700,000 23 Colorado 47,200,000 24 Wyoming 45,900,000 25 Kansas 43,500,000 26 Minnesota 43,500,000 27 Utah 41,900,000 28 Iowa 38,800,000 29 North Dakota 37,600,000 30 Arkansas 35,400,000 31 Maryland 33,600,000 32 New Mexico 32,800,000 33 Mississippi 30,900,000 34 Massachusetts 29,400,000 35 Nebraska 24,400,000 36 New Jersey 22,100,000 37 Nevada 20,800,000 38 Montana 20,300,000 39 Washington 19,600,000 40 Connecticut 13,400,000 41 Oregon 12,600,000 42 Hawaii 9,805,652 43 New Hampshire 8,619,268 44 Maine 7,817,319 45 Delaware 7,313,223 46 Alaska 5,951,978 47 South Dakota 4,680,446 48 Rhode Island 2,614,260 49 Idaho 1,060,886 50 Vermont 436,856 51 District of Columbia 113,248 Table 3. Top-25 CO2-Free Power Plants in the United States (Format: Plant City State MWh per Year) 1 PALO VERDE Phoenix Arizona 26,000,000 2 SOUTH TEXAS Wadsworth Texas 20,900,000 3 LIMERICK Pottstown Pennsylvania 20,800,000 4 VOGTLE Waynesboro Georgia 20,100,000 5 BYRON Byron Illinois 20,000,000 6 BRAIDWOOD Braceville Illinois 19,800,000 7 PEACH BOTTOM Delta Pennsylvania 19,100,000 8 OCONEE Seneca South Carolina 19,000,000 9 LASALLE COUNTY Marseilles Illinois 18,800,000 10 CATAWBA York South Carolina 18,400,000 11 BROWNS FERRY Athens Alabama 18,300,000 12 COMANCHE PEAK Glen Rose Texas 18,200,000 13 MCGUIRE Huntersville North Carolina 18,200,000 14 GRAND COULEE Grand Coulee Washington 18,100,000 15 SEQUOYAH Soddy Daisy Tennessee 18,100,000 16 DC COOK Bridgman Michigan 16,600,000 17 ARKANSAS ONE Russellville Arkansas 15,900,000 18 SUSQUEHANNA Berwick Pennsylvania 15,800,000 19 HATCH Baxley Georgia 15,300,000 20 BRUNSWICK Southport North Carolina 15,300,000 21 DIABLO CANYON Avila Beach California 15,100,000 22 ROBERT MOSES-NIAGARA Lewiston New York 15,000,000 23 SAN ONOFRE San Clemente California 14,900,000 24 NORTH ANNA Mineral Virginia 14,700,000 25 CALVERT CLIFFS Lusby Maryland 14,000,000 Note: This list contains a mix of hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants. Although they emit no CO2, they may produce other environmental damage. Table 4. Top-100 Highest CO2-Emitting Power Sectors by U.S. County (Format: County State Tons of CO2) 1 Walker Alabama 28,800,000 2 San Juan New Mexico 28,400,000 3 Harris Texas 28,000,000 4 Gallia Ohio 26,000,000 5 Monroe Georgia 25,300,000 6 Indiana Pennsylvania 24,600,000 7 Jefferson Ohio 24,200,000 8 Kern California 22,200,000 9 Berkeley South Carolina 21,900,000 10 Rusk Texas 21,300,000 11 Fort Bend Texas 21,300,000 12 Citrus Florida 21,100,000 13 Person North Carolina 20,600,000 14 Bartow Georgia 20,500,000 15 Gibson Indiana 20,400,000 16 Coconino Arizona 19,900,000 17 Mercer North Dakota 19,600,000 18 Stewart Tennessee 19,600,000 19 Saint Clair Michigan 19,400,000 20 Beaver Pennsylvania 18,800,000 21 Monroe Michigan 18,700,000 22 Sherburne Minnesota 18,000,000 23 Duval Florida 17,500,000 24 Rosebud Montana 17,200,000 25 Kanawha West Virginia 17,100,000 26 Emery Utah 16,700,000 27 Spencer Indiana 16,600,000 28 Sweetwater Wyoming 16,500,000 29 Los Angeles California 16,400,000 30 Franklin Missouri 16,400,000 31 Titus Texas 16,300,000 32 Pottawatomie Kansas 16,300,000 33 Millard Utah 16,100,000 34 Apache Arizona 16,000,000 35 Will Illinois 15,600,000 36 Muhlenberg Kentucky 15,400,000 37 Westmoreland Pennsylvania 15,400,000 38 Clermont Ohio 14,900,000 39 Hillsborough Florida 14,800,000 40 Lewis Washington 14,600,000 41 Bexar Texas 14,600,000 42 Clark Nevada 14,500,000 43 Pointe Coupee Louisiana 14,300,000 44 Harrison West Virginia 14,200,000 45 Pike Indiana 14,100,000 46 Mobile Alabama 14,100,000 47 Forsyth North Carolina 13,700,000 48 Randolph Illinois 13,600,000 49 Grant West Virginia 13,500,000 50 Jefferson Arkansas 13,400,000 51 Brown Ohio 13,400,000 52 Leon Texas 13,300,000 53 Rogers Oklahoma 13,300,000 54 Mason West Virginia 13,100,000 55 Jefferson Kentucky 12,900,000 56 Catawba North Carolina 12,700,000 57 Carroll Kentucky 12,200,000 58 Shelby Alabama 12,200,000 59 Independence Arkansas 12,200,000 60 Fayette Texas 12,000,000 61 Freestone Texas 12,000,000 62 Linn Kansas 11,900,000 63 Carroll Georgia 11,900,000 64 Martin Florida 11,900,000 65 Camp Texas 11,900,000 66 Manatee Florida 11,800,000 67 Marshall West Virginia 11,700,000 68 Anne Arundel Maryland 11,600,000 69 Moffat Colorado 11,400,000 70 Calcasieu Louisiana 11,400,000 71 Lincoln Nebraska 11,100,000 72 Maricopa Arizona 11,000,000 73 Queens New York 11,000,000 74 Wayne Michigan 11,000,000 75 Jasper Indiana 11,000,000 76 Brazoria Texas 10,900,000 77 Ottawa Michigan 10,700,000 78 Mclean North Dakota 10,600,000 79 Muskogee Oklahoma 10,600,000 80 Potter Texas 10,200,000 81 Platte Wyoming 10,100,000 82 York Pennsylvania 10,100,000 83 Roane Tennessee 10,100,000 84 Tazewell Illinois 10,000,000 85 Warrick Indiana 10,000,000 86 Polk Florida 9,997,184 87 Jackson Alabama 9,976,111 88 Chesterfield Virginia 9,865,334 89 Mccracken Kentucky 9,851,850 90 Kenosha Wisconsin 9,691,582 91 Bay Michigan 9,679,930 92 Contra Costa California 9,672,508 93 Putnam Florida 9,607,276 94 Massac Illinois 9,393,236 95 Fayette Pennsylvania 9,214,486 96 Milwaukee Wisconsin 9,214,344 97 Jackson Mississippi 9,094,414 98 Coshocton Ohio 9,086,479 99 Washington Ohio 9,038,868 100 Montour Pennsylvania 8,964,147 Table 5. Top-25 CO2-Free Power Sectors by U.S. County (Format: County State MWh per Year) 1 Oconee South Carolina 19,000,000 2 Hamilton Tennessee 18,900,000 3 York South Carolina 18,600,000 4 Limestone Alabama 18,300,000 5 Somervell Texas 18,200,000 6 Berrien Michigan 16,700,000 7 Columbia Pennsylvania 15,800,000 8 Appling Georgia 15,300,000 9 Louisa Virginia 14,700,000 10 Wasco Oregon 14,600,000 11 Calvert Maryland 14,000,000 12 Rhea Tennessee 10,300,000 13 Douglas Washington 10,200,000 14 Claiborne Mississippi 9,656,302 15 Chelan Washington 7,618,147 16 Nemaha Nebraska 6,120,753 17 Lake California 5,815,209 18 Hood River Oregon 4,789,379 19 Baker Oregon 4,357,426 20 Pend Oreille Washington 4,165,685 21 Kewaunee Wisconsin 4,110,068 22 Washington Nebraska 4,027,674 23 Columbia Washington 2,429,436 24 Garfield Washington 2,234,874 25 Walla Walla Washington 1,813,754 Table 6. Top-25 Highest CO2-Emitting Power Plants Worldwide (Format: Plant City Country Tons of CO2) 1 TAICHUNG Lung-Ching Township Taiwan (China) 41,300,000 2 PORYONG Poryong-gun South Korea 37,800,000 3 CASTLE PEAK Tuen Mun NT China 35,800,000 4 REFTINSKAYA SDPP Reftinsky Russia 33,000,000 5 TUOKETUO-1 Tuoketuo County China 32,400,000 6 MAILIAO FP Mailiao Taiwan (China) 32,400,000 7 VINDHYACHAL Sidhi Dist India 29,000,000 8 HEKINAN Hekinan Japan 28,900,000 9 KENDAL Witbank South Africa 28,600,000 10 JANSCHWALDE Peitz Germany 27,400,000 11 SURALAYA Serang - Merak Indonesia 27,200,000 12 TANGJIN Tangjin-kun South Korea 26,900,000 13 MAJUBA Volksrust South Africa 26,500,000 14 TAEAN Taean South Korea 26,400,000 15 BEILUNGANG Ningbo City China 26,000,000 16 WAIGAOQIAO Shanghai Pudong China 26,000,000 17 TAISHAN Tongluowan China 26,000,000 18 BELCHATOW Belchatow 5 Poland 25,500,000 19 MATIMBA Ellisras South Africa 25,500,000 20 SCHERER Juliette United States 25,300,000 21 HSINTA Yungan Township Taiwan (China) 25,300,000 22 SAMCHONPO Kosung-gun South Korea 25,200,000 23 DRAX Selby United Kingdom 23,700,000 24 NIEDERAUSSEM Bergheim Germany 23,600,000 25 JIANBI Zhenjiang City China 23,500,000 Table 7. Top-50 Countries with Highest CO2-Emitting Power Sectors (Format: Country Tons of CO2) 1 United States 2,790,000,000 2 China 2,680,000,000 3 Russia 661,000,000 4 India 583,000,000 5 Japan 400,000,000 6 Germany 356,000,000 7 Australia 226,000,000 8 South Africa 222,000,000 9 United Kingdom 212,000,000 10 South Korea 185,000,000 11 Poland 166,000,000 12 Italy 165,000,000 13 Taiwan (China) 153,000,000 14 Spain 148,000,000 15 Canada 144,000,000 16 Turkey 102,000,000 17 Mexico 101,000,000 18 Indonesia 92,900,000 19 Iran 86,200,000 20 Ukraine 79,100,000 21 Thailand 76,400,000 22 Saudi Arabia 75,900,000 23 Kazakhstan 62,300,000 24 Malaysia 61,100,000 25 Netherlands 58,900,000 26 Czech Republic 55,700,000 27 Greece 50,500,000 28 Israel 46,500,000 29 France 45,800,000 30 Egypt 45,000,000 31 Serbia 37,200,000 32 Philippines 35,900,000 33 Romania 34,500,000 34 Uzbekistan 34,000,000 35 Argentina 32,800,000 36 Finland 31,700,000 37 Belgium 31,100,000 38 United Arab Emirates 28,500,000 39 Vietnam 28,500,000 40 Pakistan 28,200,000 41 Bulgaria 25,200,000 42 Brazil 24,000,000 43 Denmark 23,600,000 44 Chile 23,100,000 45 Portugal 22,700,000 46 Belarus 21,500,000 47 Singapore 20,600,000 48 Kuwait 19,400,000 49 Algeria 17,200,000 50 Hungary 16,700,000 |
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