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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