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Dirtiest power plants in Ireland by CO₂

The highest-emitting power plants in Ireland ranked by measured annual CO₂. Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryt CO₂/yr
1Great IslandOilIreland531,350
2WhitegateGasIreland514,040
3Dublin Bay PowerGasIreland467,830
4TynaghGasIreland382,540
5Sealrock (Aughinish CHP)GasIreland274,930
6RhodeOilIreland168,180
7TarbertOilIreland126,540
8EdenderryOilIreland97,155
9Winthrop Dublin power stationGasIreland96,062
10Castlelost Flexgen power stationGasIreland88,944
11CushalingOilIreland30,236
12TawnaghmoreOilIreland28,078

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ from EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE; measured CO₂ where reported to US EPA GHGRP, EU ETS or Climate TRACE. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.