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Hidden Environmental Liabilities of Power Plant Ownership

Table 1: Environmental Liability Rankings -- 60 Largest Utility Power Plant Owners

Rank	Utility	1995 Electric Operating Revenue ($)	1995 Carbon Dioxide Emissions (tons)	Ratio (lbs/$)	Relative Risk (PG&E=1)
1	Bonneville Power Administration	2,385,825,000	0	0.00	0.00
2	Pacific Gas and Electric Co.	7,406,799,572	7,238,938	1.95	1.00
3	Connecticut Light and Power Co.	2,387,069,074	3,201,152	2.68	1.37
4	Boston Edison Co.	1,620,634,111	2,198,260	2.71	1.39
5	San Diego Gas and Electric Co.	1,503,926,358	2,353,770	3.13	1.60
6	New York Power Authority	1,412,691,000	2,508,972	3.55	1.82
7	Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.	5,401,524,319	10,675,052	3.95	2.02
8	Southern California Edison	7,863,569,329	18,909,736	4.81	2.46
9	Public Service Electric & Gas Co.	4,005,059,524	10,129,742	5.06	2.59
10	Long Island Lighting Company	2,484,156,354	7,055,729	5.68	2.91
11	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.	3,314,494,155	9,460,818	5.71	2.92
12	PECO Energy Co.	3,753,464,686	12,552,251	6.69	3.42
13	Los Angeles Department of Water and Power	1,972,786,000	8,329,937	8.44	4.32
14	Commonwealth Edison Co.	6,909,786,111	30,059,417	8.70	4.45
15	Puget Sound Power and Light Co.	1,179,330,189	5,683,454	9.64	4.93
16	Massachusetts Electric Co.	1,505,676,062	8,157,670	10.84	5.54
17	Louisiana Power and Light Co.	1,674,875,328	9,444,093	11.28	5.77
18	Arkansas Power and Light Co.	1,648,233,122	10,044,980	12.19	6.24
19	Northern States Power Co. (MN)	2,019,111,010	12,419,862	12.30	6.29
20	Florida Power and Light Co.	5,530,057,167	35,621,333	12.88	6.59
21	Virginia Electric and Power Co.	4,350,416,173	32,381,911	14.89	7.62
22	Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.	1,768,736,560	13,744,389	15.54	7.95
23	Duke Power Co.	4,422,438,494	34,764,390	15.72	8.04
24	Arizona Public Service Co.	1,614,951,505	12,708,871	15.74	8.05
25	Consumers Power Co.	2,277,178,641	18,080,914	15.88	8.12
26	Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.	2,231,110,644	18,350,849	16.45	8.42
27	Florida Power Corp.	2,271,664,180	19,269,897	16.97	8.68
28	Carolina Power and Light Co.	3,006,552,711	26,610,227	17.70	9.06
29	New York State Electric & Gas Corp.	1,708,296,743	15,929,738	18.65	9.54
30	Salt River Project	1,451,697,000	13,727,029	18.91	9.68
31	Gulf States Utilities Company	1,810,656,862	17,314,194	19.12	9.78
32	South Carolina Electric and Gas Co.	1,006,566,102	9,712,421	19.30	9.87
33	Potomac Electric Power Co.	1,876,101,776	18,345,027	19.56	10.01
34	Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.	2,750,226,135	27,182,037	19.77	10.11
35	Duquesne Light Co.	1,199,448,382	11,906,545	19.85	10.16
36	Central Power & Light Co.	1,073,468,680	10,720,068	19.97	10.22
37	Ohio Edison Co.	2,179,364,032	22,688,596	20.82	10.65
38	Texas Utilities Electric Co.	5,559,998,784	58,062,309	20.89	10.69
39	Houston Lighting and Power Co.	3,680,297,138	42,083,132	22.87	11.70
40	Detroit Edison Co.	3,602,978,616	41,979,189	23.30	11.92
41	Indiana Michigan Power Co.	1,283,156,635	15,636,426	24.37	12.47
42	Georgia Power Co.	4,401,734,705	53,693,970	24.40	12.48
43	Illinois Power Co.	1,368,953,081	17,236,768	25.18	12.88
44	Public Service Co. of Colorado	1,413,331,596	18,241,752	25.81	13.21
45	Columbus Southern Power Co.	1,071,861,355	14,567,861	27.18	13.91
46	Union Electric Co.	2,154,109,071	31,531,143	29.28	14.98
47	Alabama Power Co.	3,024,774,432	47,463,264	31.38	16.06
48	Appalachian Power Co.	1,545,038,698	25,158,680	32.57	16.66
49	Dayton Power and Light Co.	1,034,280,126	17,071,922	33.01	16.89
50	Wisconsin Electric Power Co.	1,437,480,427	23,931,516	33.30	17.03
51	West Penn Power Co.	1,226,340,657	20,549,699	33.51	17.15
52	Midamerican Energy Co.	1,094,646,977	18,496,665	33.79	17.29
53	Northern Indiana Public Service Co.	1,030,923,035	17,651,793	34.24	17.52
54	Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.	1,393,633,233	25,857,117	37.11	18.98
55	Tampa Electric Co.	1,093,697,860	21,150,604	38.68	19.79
56	Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.	1,168,286,958	22,751,494	38.95	19.93
57	Tennessee Valley Authority	5,293,000,000	113,011,236	42.70	21.85
58	Pacificorp	2,616,072,450	56,965,497	43.55	22.28
59	Ohio Power Co.	1,831,115,334	43,270,508	47.26	24.18
60	PSI Energy, Inc.	1,248,035,180	32,424,203	51.96	26.58