PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Southern Company

Rank in Greenhouse 100: 2
2017 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 98,547,185
Percentage of national total 2017 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 3.4%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 1.5%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other, Chemicals
EJ: Poor Share: 16%
EJ: Minority Share: 44%

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This company has information in PERI's Toxic Air database.
This company is rank 5 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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Sub-Sector	CO2 equivalent emissions (mt)	CO2 emissions (mt)	CH4 emissions (CO2 equivalent mt)	N2O emissions (CO2 equivalent mt)	Biogenic CO2 emissions (mt) ***	Other emissions (CO2 equivalent mt) ****	Percent of total company emissions
Power Plants	97,518,416	96,987,613	197,461	333,342	0	0	98.96%
Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies	444,075	11,427	432,646	2	0	0	0.45%
Natural Gas Transmission/Compression	308,444	223,453	84,865	125	0	0	0.31%
Underground Natural Gas Storage	106,198	80,542	25,611	45	0	0	0.11%
Use of Electrical Equipment	72,050	0	0	0	0	72,050	0.07%
Other	45,972	45,924	22	26	0	0	0.05%
Ammonia Manufacturing	38,771	38,714	22	35	0	0	0.04%
Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines	13,189	15	13,174	0	0	0	0.01%
Liquefied Natural Gas Storage	70	0	70	0	0	0	0.00%

For more information on the data, see the technical notes.

*** Biogenic CO2 has not been included within the emissions totals anywhere else in this application.

**** "Other emissions" include HFCs, NF3, PFC, SF6, and other fluorinated gases.

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