This Dirty Power Isn't Coming From Where You Might Expect
by Institute for Local Self- on Oct 23, 2014 | Views: 245 | Score: 0
| Lbs of CO2 / MWh | |
|---|---|
| Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association | 2128 |
| Omaha Public Power District | 2139 |
| Basin Electric Power Coop | 2190 |
| Great River Energy | 2201 |
| Big Rivers Electric | 2267 |
5 Densest Carbon Polluters: Rural Electric Co-ops that Depend Heavily on Coal
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The highest levels of gross pollution come from big utility companies, like American Electric Power Company, Duke, and Exelon. But the companies in this chart are smaller rural electric co-ops that depend heavily on old coal plants, giving their energy some of the highest levels of CO2 pollution/MWh. These co-ops aren't exactly championing clean power, but could they? www.ilsr.org/rural-electric-c…