List of least carbon efficient power stations
CO 2 intensity ( kg/kWh ) Power station Country
1.58 Hazelwood Power Station , Victoria closed 31 March 2017 Australia
1.56 Edwardsport IGCC , Edwardsport , Indiana , closed 2012 United States
1.27 Frimmersdorf power plant , Grevenbroich Germany
1.25 HR Milner Generating Station , Grande Cache , Alberta Canada
1.18 C. TG . Portes Gil , Río Bravo Mexico
1.09 Bełchatów Power Station , Bełchatów Poland
1.07 Prunéřov Power Station , Kadaň Czech Republic
1.02 Niihamanishi , Niihama Japan
0.99 Cockenzie Power Station , closed 2013 United Kingdom
0.78 Porto Tolle Power Station , Porto Tolle Italy
30 industrialised countries list from 2005 report
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This is a list of least carbon efficient power stations in selected countries. Lists were created by the WWF and lists the most polluting power stations in terms of the level of carbon dioxide produced per unit of electricity generated. In 2005 WWF created list of power stations from 30 industrialised countries, also list for EU, in 2007 WWF published updated EU list. In 2009 European Commission list with absolute emissions only, also in 2014 Climate Action Network Europe, WWF, European Environmental Bureau, Health and Environment Alliance and Climate Alliance Germany.