This Dirty Power Isn't Coming From Where You Might Expect
by Institute for Local Self- on Oct 23, 2014 | Views: 244 | Score: 0
Lbs of CO2 / MWh | |
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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
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…