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Table 2: Environmental Liability Rankings -- 119 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 Sacramento Municipal Utility District 613,896,000 53,336 0.17 0.09
3 Central Maine Power Co. 903,685,152 638,167 1.41 0.72
4 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 7,406,799,572 7,238,938 1.95 1.00
5 Connecticut Light and Power Co. 2,387,069,074 3,201,152 2.68 1.37
6 Boston Edison Co. 1,620,634,111 2,198,260 2.71 1.39
7 San Diego Gas and Electric Co. 1,503,926,358 2,353,770 3.13 1.60
8 New York Power Authority 1,412,691,000 2,508,972 3.55 1.82
9 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. 5,401,524,319 10,675,052 3.95 2.02
10 Southern California Edison 7,863,569,329 18,909,736 4.81 2.46
11 Public Service Electric & Gas Co. 4,005,059,524 10,129,742 5.06 2.59
12 Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. 715,252,169 2,006,716 5.61 2.87
13 Long Island Lighting Company 2,484,156,354 7,055,729 5.68 2.91
14 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 3,314,494,155 9,460,818 5.71 2.92
15 PECO Energy Co. 3,753,464,686 12,552,251 6.69 3.42
16 Atlantic City Electric Co. 953,779,212 3,387,079 7.10 3.63
17 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 1,972,786,000 8,329,937 8.44 4.32
18 Commonwealth Edison Co. 6,909,786,111 30,059,417 8.70 4.45
19 Portland General Electric Co. 941,550,420 4,469,252 9.49 4.86
20 Puget Sound Power and Light Co. 1,179,330,189 5,683,454 9.64 4.93
21 Narragansett Electric Co. 499,112,850 2,425,253 9.72 4.97
22 Public Service Co. of New Hampshire 979,970,795 4,875,240 9.95 5.09
23 El Paso Electric Co. 512,007,394 2,628,780 10.27 5.25
24 Sierra Pacific Power Co. 491,418,958 2,583,115 10.51 5.38
25 Toledo Edison Co. 873,657,493 4,639,813 10.62 5.43
26 Massachusetts Electric Co. 1,505,676,062 8,157,670 10.84 5.54
27 Washington Water Power Co. 486,988,619 2,673,601 10.98 5.62
28 Louisiana Power and Light Co. 1,674,875,328 9,444,093 11.28 5.77
29 Metropolitan Edison Co. 854,588,491 4,872,361 11.40 5.83
30 United Illuminating Co. 690,449,544 3,964,540 11.48 5.88
31 Savannah Electric and Power Co. 229,707,370 1,348,888 11.74 6.01
32 Arkansas Power and Light Co. 1,648,233,122 10,044,980 12.19 6.24
33 Northern States Power Co. (MN) 2,019,111,010 12,419,862 12.30 6.29
34 New Orleans Public Service Inc. 394,517,735 2,459,732 12.47 6.38
35 Texas-New Mexico Power Co. 485,822,539 3,039,741 12.51 6.40
36 Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc. 392,590,749 2,504,854 12.76 6.53
37 Florida Power and Light Co. 5,530,057,167 35,621,333 12.88 6.59
38 Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. 409,444,872 2,881,260 14.07 7.20
39 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4,350,416,173 32,381,911 14.89 7.62
40 Nevada Power Co. 749,980,530 5,767,300 15.38 7.87
41 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. 1,768,736,560 13,744,389 15.54 7.95
42 Duke Power Co. 4,422,438,494 34,764,390 15.72 8.04
43 Arizona Public Service Co. 1,614,951,505 12,708,871 15.74 8.05
44 Consumers Power Co. 2,277,178,641 18,080,914 15.88 8.12
45 Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. 2,231,110,644 18,350,849 16.45 8.42
46 Florida Power Corp. 2,271,664,180 19,269,897 16.97 8.68
47 Carolina Power and Light Co. 3,006,552,711 26,610,227 17.70 9.06
48 Mississippi Power and Light Co. 889,842,484 8,168,183 18.36 9.39
49 New York State Electric & Gas Corp. 1,708,296,743 15,929,738 18.65 9.54
50 Salt River Project 1,451,697,000 13,727,029 18.91 9.68
51 Gulf States Utilities Company 1,810,656,862 17,314,194 19.12 9.78
52 South Carolina Electric and Gas Co. 1,006,566,102 9,712,421 19.30 9.87
53 Potomac Electric Power Co. 1,876,101,776 18,345,027 19.56 10.01
54 Delmarva Power and Light Co. 899,662,172 8,870,253 19.72 10.09
55 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. 2,750,226,135 27,182,037 19.77 10.11
56 Duquesne Light Co. 1,199,448,382 11,906,545 19.85 10.16
57 Central Power & Light Co. 1,073,468,680 10,720,068 19.97 10.22
58 Ohio Edison Co. 2,179,364,032 22,688,596 20.82 10.65
59 Texas Utilities Electric Co. 5,559,998,784 58,062,309 20.89 10.69
60 Pennsylvania Power Co. 314,560,122 3,301,702 20.99 10.74
61 UtiliCorp United Inc. 490,144,004 5,394,107 22.01 11.26
62 Central Louisiana Electric Co. 394,426,313 4,382,809 22.22 11.37
63 Canal Electric Co. 146,953,783 1,660,620 22.60 11.56
64 Houston Lighting and Power Co. 3,680,297,138 42,083,132 22.87 11.70
65 Detroit Edison Co. 3,602,978,616 41,979,189 23.30 11.92
66 Tucson Electric Power Co. 670,569,384 7,877,213 23.49 12.02
67 Indiana Michigan Power Co. 1,283,156,635 15,636,426 24.37 12.47
68 Georgia Power Co. 4,401,734,705 53,693,970 24.40 12.48
69 Illinois Power Co. 1,368,953,081 17,236,768 25.18 12.88
70 City Public Service (San Antonio) 777,657,000 9,792,810 25.19 12.88
71 Pennsylvania Electric Co. 981,329,048 12,581,546 25.64 13.12
72 Public Service Co. of Colorado 1,413,331,596 18,241,752 25.81 13.21
73 West Texas Utilities Co. 319,834,538 4,200,630 26.27 13.44
74 Jacksonville Electric Authority 600,789,738 7,947,297 26.46 13.53
75 IES Utilities Inc. 560,471,121 7,500,122 26.76 13.69
76 Public Service Co. of New Mexico 584,284,178 7,908,521 27.07 13.85
77 Columbus Southern Power Co. 1,071,861,355 14,567,861 27.18 13.91
78 Montana Power Co. 502,113,253 7,035,009 28.02 14.34
79 Idaho Power Co. 545,621,388 7,711,236 28.27 14.46
80 Empire District Electric Company 191,847,760 2,727,742 28.44 14.55
81 Union Electric Co. 2,154,109,071 31,531,143 29.28 14.98
82 Interstate Power Co. 274,872,640 4,087,821 29.74 15.22
83 Kansas City Power & Light Co. 885,955,010 13,781,834 31.11 15.92
84 Alabama Power Co. 3,024,774,432 47,463,264 31.38 16.06
85 Appalachian Power Co. 1,545,038,698 25,158,680 32.57 16.66
86 Dayton Power and Light Co. 1,034,280,126 17,071,922 33.01 16.89
87 Wisconsin Electric Power Co. 1,437,480,427 23,931,516 33.30 17.03
88 West Penn Power Co. 1,226,340,657 20,549,699 33.51 17.15
89 Public Service Company of Oklahoma 690,823,204 11,639,930 33.70 17.24
90 Midamerican Energy Co. 1,094,646,977 18,496,665 33.79 17.29
91 Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 1,030,923,035 17,651,793 34.24 17.52
92 Mississippi Power Co. 516,553,037 8,856,889 34.29 17.54
93 Monongahela Power Co. 722,479,078 12,549,881 34.74 17.77
94 Otter Tail Power Co. 204,024,242 3,735,292 36.62 18.73
95 Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. 1,393,633,233 25,857,117 37.11 18.98
96 Wisconsin Power & Light Co. 541,748,192 10,298,237 38.02 19.45
97 Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. 134,608,603 2,569,165 38.17 19.53
98 Tampa Electric Co. 1,093,697,860 21,150,604 38.68 19.79
99 Wisconsin Public Service Corp. 489,000,142 9,469,928 38.73 19.81
100 Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. 1,168,286,958 22,751,494 38.95 19.93
101 Santee Cooper 634,678,000 12,422,513 39.15 20.03
102 Gulf Power Co. 619,077,104 12,302,625 39.75 20.33
103 Central Illinois Light Co. 326,386,387 6,673,962 40.90 20.92
104 Central Illinois Public Service Co. 698,463,169 14,452,706 41.38 21.17
105 Tennessee Valley Authority 5,293,000,000 113,011,236 42.70 21.85
106 Pacificorp 2,616,072,450 56,965,497 43.55 22.28
107 Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co. 275,495,523 6,016,963 43.68 22.35
108 Minnesota Power & Light Co. 441,600,468 10,235,867 46.36 23.72
109 Indianapolis Power & Light Co. 673,387,760 15,892,669 47.20 24.15
110 Ohio Power Co. 1,831,115,334 43,270,508 47.26 24.18
111 Southwestern Public Service Co. 853,238,655 20,302,353 47.59 24.35
112 Louisville Gas & Electric Co. 542,336,853 13,660,254 50.38 25.77
113 Southwestern Electric Power Co. 836,705,448 21,536,590 51.48 26.34
114 Western Resources Inc. 521,400,749 13,501,113 51.79 26.49
115 PSI Energy, Inc. 1,248,035,180 32,424,203 51.96 26.58
116 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 299,561,580 8,269,555 55.21 28.25
117 Kentucky Utilities Company 686,429,971 20,428,122 59.52 30.45
118 Kentucky Power Company 328,143,879 10,707,380 65.26 33.39
119 Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp. 147,836,556 9,961,398 134.76 68.94
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