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Report highlights dirtiest power plants in Delaware

An energy watchdog group recently released a report outlining the dirtiest power plants in the nation.
The report, by Find Energy, an independent website that compares local electricity providers and solar installers throughout
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Among the plants with the highest carbon dioxide emission levels are:
Garrison Energy Center in
Delaware City Plant in
An estimated 86.75% of the state of
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With a population of 973,764,
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According to the
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"For more than a decade,
According to the nationwide data, while some of the plants are larger than average, they still produce significantly more than their share of emissions due to a severe lack of emissions efficiency when compared to other domestic plants.
Most of this lack of efficiency is the result of their choice of fuel types, such as coal and other fossil fuels. The advanced age of these plants is another contributing factor, as they sometimes do take advantage of modern-day, energy-efficient equipment and methods.
Preparing the report included reviewing data from the
Why you should be aware
Hope explained these emissions outputs are more than double what they should be when comparing their carbon footprint with other power plants in the nation. When compared with many renewable plants or nuclear plants, these 100 power plants look even worse.
"In addition to CO2 and CO2-equivalent emissions, many of the power plants on this list also have what is called 'Toxic Release,'" Hope said. "The
While the toxins that are released from each plant vary, according to Hope, there are potential health and environmental side effects to almost all of them.
Find Energy says the overall goal of the report is to provide consumer awareness.
"Pollution from electricity generation is a current reality that probably won't be going away anytime soon, but the more aware a consumer is the more intelligently they can shop for (if they are in a deregulated state) and use energy," Hope said.
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