List of least carbon efficient power stations
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According to a 2005 report from the WWF, these are the most polluting power stations in terms of the level of carbon dioxide produced per unit of electricity generated. Hazelwood reported its own CO2 intensity for 2004 as 1.55 (Source: International Power Hazelwood Annual Business Report 2004)
| CO2 intensity
(Mt/TWh) |
Power station | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1.58 | Hazelwood Power Station, Victoria |  Australia |
| 1.56 | Edwardsport, Indiana |  United States |
| 1.27 | Frimmersdorf power plant, Frimmersdorf |  Germany |
| 1.25 | HR Milner Generating Station, Grande Cache, Alberta |  Canada |
| 1.18 | C. TG. Portes Gil, Rio Bravo |  Mexico |
| 1.09 | Bełchatów Power Station, Bełchatów |  Poland |
| 1.07 | Prunéřov |  Czech Republic |
| 1.02 | Niihamanishi |  Japan |
| 0.99 | Cockenzie Power Station |  United Kingdom |
| 0.78 | Porto Tolle (it) |  Italy |
[edit] References
- WWF Australia: Hazelwood tops international list of dirty power stations, Dated: 13 Jul 2005
