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Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants Rated Nationwide

Power generation accounts for about one-quarter of total emissions of CO₂, the main culprit in global warming. 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. 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. Emissions data are available for states and cities, making it possible to compare total power-related emissions by locality.

The U.S. 5 lowest polluting states

State	Land Area	Cnt	polluters per 1000 sq mil
Alaska	571951	27	0.05
Wyoming	97100	20	0.21
North Dakota	68976	18	0.26
South Dakota	75885	22	0.29
Idaho	82747	41	0.50

The U.S. 5 biggest polluting states

State	Land Area	Cnt	polluters per 1000 sq mil
Rhode Island	1045	385	368.42
Massachusetts	7840	1999	254.97
District Of Columbia	61	12	196.72
California	155959	13210	84.70
Illinois	55584	3326	59.84

States with the lowest power-related emissions:

State	Carbon
American Samoa	15,360 Tons CO2
Northern Mariana Islands	36,131 Tons CO2
District Of Columbia	113,248 Tons CO2
Guam	416,819 Tons CO2
Vermont	436,856 Tons CO2

States with the greatest CO₂ emissions:

State	Carbon
Texas	290,000,000 Tons CO2
Florida	157,000,000 Tons CO2
Indiana	137,000,000 Tons CO2
Pennsylvania	136,000,000 Tons CO2
Ohio	133,000,000 Tons CO2

The 12 biggest CO₂ polluting power plants in the United States are:

1. The Scherer plant in Juliet, GA -- 25.3 million tons
2. The Miller plant in Quinton, AL -- 20.6 million tons
3. The Bowen plant in Cartersville, GA -- 20.5 million tons
4. The Gibson plant in Owensville, IN -- 20.4 million tons
5. The W.A. Parish plant in Thompsons, TX -- 20 million tons
6. The Navajo plant in Page, AZ -- 19.9 million tons
7. The Martin Lake plant in Tatum, TX -- 19.8 million tons
8. The Cumberland plant in Cumberland City, TN -- 19.6 million tons
9. The Gavin plant in Cheshire, OH -- 18.7 million tons
10. The Sherburne County plant in Becker, MN -- 17.9 million tons
11. The Bruce Mansfield plant in Shippingport, PA -- 17.4 million tons
12. The Rockport plant in Rockport, IN -- 16.6 million tons

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