Energy and Electricity - Introduction to Carbon Capture and Sequestration - page 17

Table 1.2.2 The top 10 USA CO 2 emitters in 2011

CO 2 , millions
metric tonnes

Capacity, Gigawatt
electrical

Rank Plant Company Parent Location

1 Scherer Georgia Power Southern Company Juliette, GA 21.90 3.56

2 James H Miller Jr Alabama Power Southern Company Quinton, AL 21.89 2.64

Energy Future
Holding

3 Martin Lake Luminant Tatum, TX 18.35 2.25

Union Electric
Company

4 Labadie Ameren Labadie, MO 18.09 2.38

5 W A Parish Texas Genco II NRG Energy Thompsons, TX 17.60 2.70

American Electric
Power

6 Gen J M Gavin Ohio Power Cheshire, OH 17.52 2.60

Navajo Generating
Station

7 Salt River Project Multiple Parties Page, AZ 16.80 2.25

8 Bruce Mansfield First Energy First Energy Shippingport, PA 16.19 2.74

9 Monroe Detroit Edison DTE Energy Monroe, MI 15.81 3.29

Duke Energy
Indiana

10 Gibson Duke Energy Owensville, IN 15.70 3.15