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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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James H Miller Jr Quinton AL Power Plants 20,798,166 20,635,116 59,642 103,408 0 0 21.10% 24.7% 22.5% 0.7% 15.8% 33.6%
Bowen CARTERSVILLE GA Power Plants 13,875,216 13,764,238 40,587 70,391 0 0 14.08% 24.7% 13.0% 8.1% 12.6% 32.1%
Barry BUCKS AL Power Plants 6,699,823 6,668,958 11,590 19,276 0 0 6.80% 41.2% 27.3% 0.5% 19.0% 38.9%
Jack McDonough SMYRNA GA Power Plants 6,013,157 6,007,051 2,786 3,320 0 0 6.10% 57.8% 39.5% 11.6% 16.9% 33.9%
Daniel Electric Generating Plant ESCATAWPA MS Power Plants 5,497,863 5,473,364 9,213 15,286 0 0 5.58% 34.6% 30.5% 2.4% 16.0% 35.3%
E C Gaston WILSONVILLE AL Power Plants 4,870,295 4,837,058 12,235 21,002 0 0 4.94% 18.6% 14.8% 2.0% 15.7% 36.4%
Gorgas PARRISH AL Power Plants 4,646,423 4,609,194 13,618 23,611 0 0 4.71% 13.5% 11.0% 1.5% 15.7% 37.8%
Plant H. Allen Franklin SMITHS AL Power Plants 4,620,043 4,615,351 2,141 2,551 0 0 4.69% 26.1% 16.0% 4.0% 12.4% 30.9%
Wansley (6052) FRANKLIN GA Power Plants 3,833,299 3,802,692 11,192 19,416 0 0 3.89% 15.6% 8.9% 3.7% 15.7% 35.5%
Crist Electric Generating Plant PENSACOLA FL Power Plants 3,448,256 3,421,553 9,777 16,926 0 0 3.50% 33.1% 20.7% 4.9% 13.4% 31.7%
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility RINCON GA Power Plants 3,378,281 3,374,851 1,565 1,865 0 0 3.43% 35.0% 20.4% 10.4% 13.6% 36.9%
Wansley CC Franklin GA Power Plants 3,252,580 3,249,278 1,507 1,796 0 0 3.30% 15.4% 8.7% 3.8% 16.1% 35.9%
Red Hills Generation Facility Ackerman MS Power Plants 2,733,358 2,712,673 7,567 13,118 0 0 2.77% 24.8% 23.3% 0.3% 20.8% 42.7%
David M Ratcliffe De Kalb MS Power Plants 1,990,830 1,972,196 6,885 11,749 0 0 2.02% 73.6% 72.8% 0.6% 35.7% 49.5%
E B Harris Generating Plant AUTAUGAVILLE AL Power Plants 1,988,566 1,986,547 921 1,098 0 0 2.02% 31.3% 25.7% 2.7% 16.5% 36.0%
Plant Rowan County SALISBURY NC Power Plants 1,632,149 1,630,487 757 905 0 0 1.66% 35.3% 22.6% 9.7% 18.1% 40.5%
Lansing Smith Generating Plant SOUTHPORT FL Power Plants 1,589,297 1,587,682 737 878 0 0 1.61% 22.9% 11.5% 6.1% 15.7% 36.0%
Watson Electric Generating Plant GULFPORT MS Power Plants 914,799 913,870 424 505 0 0 0.93% 39.8% 27.1% 5.9% 20.2% 42.0%
Chevron Cogenerating Station PASCAGOULA MS Power Plants 812,100 811,269 379 452 0 0 0.82% 54.2% 44.0% 8.1% 21.8% 43.8%
Theodore Cogeneration Theodore AL Power Plants 718,178 717,449 333 397 0 0 0.73% 41.0% 31.4% 3.5% 19.0% 39.5%
Hammond ROME GA Power Plants 650,497 645,341 1,884 3,272 0 0 0.66% 36.2% 16.3% 16.1% 19.8% 41.3%
Stanton A ORLANDO FL Power Plants 582,949 582,356 271 323 0 0 0.59% 58.3% 9.8% 41.3% 17.0% 36.1%
Greene County Forkland AL Power Plants 544,059 543,508 250 301 0 0 0.55% 65.4% 64.3% 0.8% 28.7% 53.6%
Washington County Cogen (Olin) McIntosh AL Power Plants 504,132 503,638 225 268 0 0 0.51% 54.4% 35.8% 0.3% 27.8% 43.0%
Cleveland County Generating Facility Grover NC Power Plants 481,880 481,381 226 274 0 0 0.49% 23.6% 16.9% 3.4% 20.4% 46.9%
Yates NEWNAN GA Power Plants 315,255 314,935 146 174 0 0 0.32% 32.2% 22.0% 6.2% 16.1% 35.4%
Mankato Energy Center MANKATO MN Power Plants 302,455 302,148 140 167 0 0 0.31% 12.0% 4.2% 3.3% 17.1% 31.3%
Dahlberg (Jackson County) NICHOLSON GA Power Plants 227,193 226,963 105 125 0 0 0.23% 39.3% 23.0% 10.3% 28.5% 47.2%
Gadsden GADSDEN AL Power Plants 178,038 177,857 83 99 0 0 0.18% 24.6% 18.5% 3.7% 17.4% 40.6%
Edward L Addison Generating Plant THOMASTON GA Power Plants 174,958 174,777 82 99 0 0 0.18% 29.6% 25.6% 2.2% 21.3% 44.6%
Atlanta Gas Light Company Atlanta GA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 154,795 3,442 151,352 2 0 0 0.16% ** ** ** ** **
NICOR GAS NAPERVILLE IL Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 136,852 7,502 129,350 0 0 0 0.14% ** ** ** ** **
Oleander Power Project COCOA FL Power Plants 97,413 97,315 45 54 0 0 0.10% 25.1% 11.4% 8.9% 14.1% 32.1%
Elizabethtown Gas Berkeley Heights NJ Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 76,189 392 75,797 0 0 0 0.08% ** ** ** ** **
PEA RIDGE PACE FL Power Plants 76,098 76,019 36 43 0 0 0.08% 25.2% 11.2% 6.1% 12.9% 32.1%
Southern Company Transmission and Distribution Atlanta GA Use of Electrical Equipment 71,540 0 0 0 0 71,540 0.07% ** ** ** ** **
McIntosh (6124) RINCON GA Power Plants 70,807 70,501 115 192 0 0 0.07% 35.0% 20.4% 10.4% 13.6% 36.9%
Virginia Natural Gas Norfolk VA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 50,871 61 50,810 0 0 0 0.05% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 5222 Enterprise MS ENTERPRISE MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 86,175 66,239 19,899 37 0 0 0.04% 50% 33.7% 32.6% 0.9% 17.7% 38.9%
Nicor Gas Ancona STREATOR IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 41,194 28,090 13,089 16 0 0 0.04% 12.7% 1.6% 7.8% 17.9% 33.9%
David M Ratcliffe De Kalb MS Ammonia Manufacturing 38,771 38,714 22 35 0 0 0.04% 73.6% 72.8% 0.6% 35.7% 49.5%
SNG Station 5211 Gwinville MS NEW HEBRON MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 58,384 48,726 9,631 27 0 0 0.03% 50% 46.8% 45.3% 0.6% 26.7% 57.8%
Macon LNG Macon GA Other 26,383 26,355 13 15 0 0 0.03% 53.4% 49.2% 1.5% 24.9% 46.1%
SNG Station 5245 Selma AL Selma AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 51,501 48,225 3,248 27 0 0 0.03% 50% 74.2% 73.2% 0.4% 31.8% 58.7%
SNG Station 4020 Bear Creek Storage LA Natchitoches LA Underground Natural Gas Storage 50,352 37,912 12,419 21 0 0 0.03% 50% 56.6% 50.6% 2.0% 34.9% 56.5%
SNG Station 5259 Auburn AL Auburn AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 48,613 44,662 3,927 25 0 0 0.02% 50% 37.5% 26.1% 5.1% 28.6% 46.1%
Nicor Gas Troy Grove Mendota IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 23,628 19,525 4,092 11 0 0 0.02% 17.6% 0.7% 14.5% 13.3% 32.2%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston GA Thomaston GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 42,219 30,870 11,332 17 0 0 0.02% 50% 44.0% 42.4% 1.0% 22.2% 46.7%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Other 19,589 19,569 9 11 0 0 0.02% 15.9% 3.5% 9.0% 8.8% 20.4%
SNG Station 5010 White Castle LA WHITE CASTLE LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 36,364 24,342 12,008 14 0 0 0.02% 50% 45.0% 38.5% 3.5% 12.5% 25.6%
SNG Station 5110 Toca LA ST. BERNARD LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 34,957 28,012 6,929 16 0 0 0.02% 50% 42.3% 29.5% 8.1% 17.3% 37.7%
Florida City Gas Rockledge FL Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 16,754 20 16,734 0 0 0 0.02% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 4132 Louisville MS Louisville MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 33,244 20,942 12,291 12 0 0 0.02% 50% 57.9% 55.2% 1.6% 25.2% 52.3%
SNG Station 4310 Muldon Storage MS PRAIRIE MS Underground Natural Gas Storage 32,401 27,944 4,442 16 0 0 0.02% 50% 68.7% 65.4% 0.9% 26.4% 54.0%
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie GA Ellerslie GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 29,528 7,788 21,735 4 0 0 0.01% 50% 40.6% 27.6% 6.5% 10.8% 26.7%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee GA MACON GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 29,518 20,026 9,481 11 0 0 0.01% 50% 57.5% 51.6% 2.5% 23.8% 44.4%
Transmission Pipeline Facility Southern Natural Gas Company L.L.C. Houston TX Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines 26,378 30 26,348 0 0 0 0.01% 50% 74.5% 21.2% 47.2% 21.9% 44.7%
SNG Station 5216 Bay Springs MS Bay Springs MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 23,355 20,035 3,309 11 0 0 0.01% 50% 46.0% 44.1% 1.4% 18.4% 48.0%
SNG Station 5000 Shadyside LA Franklin LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 19,113 8,510 10,599 5 0 0 0.01% 50% 44.1% 34.7% 5.6% 20.6% 45.6%
SNG Station 4152 Tarrant AL Tarrant AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 18,961 15,087 3,866 8 0 0 0.01% 50% 56.4% 49.8% 4.0% 21.0% 40.2%
SNG Station 5288 Wrens GA Wrens GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 18,801 11,220 7,575 6 0 0 0.01% 50% 47.5% 43.0% 3.7% 21.8% 50.5%
SNG Station 4165 DeArmanville AL Anniston AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 18,119 11,062 7,051 6 0 0 0.01% 50% 36.0% 27.3% 4.7% 18.8% 42.4%
SNG Station 5122 Franklinton LA FRANKLINTON LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 17,218 10,550 6,663 6 0 0 0.01% 50% 31.1% 26.5% 2.6% 17.2% 42.4%
SNG Station 5230 York AL Ward AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 16,290 13,474 2,808 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 80.0% 79.3% 0.0% 23.6% 54.4%
Chattanoga Gas Company Chattanooga TN Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 8,087 10 8,077 0 0 0 0.01% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 4140 Reform AL Reform AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 12,900 5,263 7,634 3 0 0 0.01% 50% 30.7% 26.2% 3.0% 20.1% 42.8%
SNG Station 5236 Gallion AL Gallion AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 10,819 6,087 4,730 3 0 0 0.01% 50% 62.6% 61.7% 0.8% 31.0% 56.1%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate GA Milledgeville GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 10,807 5,787 5,016 3 0 0 0.01% 50% 44.1% 39.7% 2.1% 18.6% 44.0%
Elkton Gas Company Elkton MD Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 526 1 526 0 0 0 0.00% ** ** ** ** **
Southern Power Company-SEST Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 511 0 0 0 0 511 0.00% ** ** ** ** **
Macon LNG Macon GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 35 0 35 0 0 0 0.00% 53.4% 49.2% 1.5% 24.9% 46.1%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 35 0 35 0 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 3.5% 9.0% 8.8% 20.4%
Scholz Electric Generating Plant SNEADS FL Power Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 38.8% 28.1% 9.6% 22.3% 42.2%
Southern Power Company-Northeast Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 42.3% 33.2% 4.8% 15.5% 30.6%
Southern Power Company-Southwest Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 42.3% 33.2% 4.8% 15.5% 30.6%
Southern Power Company-Texas Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 42.3% 33.2% 4.8% 15.5% 30.6%
Southern Power Company-Midwest Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 42.3% 33.2% 4.8% 15.5% 30.6%
Southern Power Company-West Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 42.3% 33.2% 4.8% 15.5% 30.6%
Southern Power Company-Northwest Birmingham AL Use of Electrical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 42.3% 33.2% 4.8% 15.5% 30.6%

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

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies.

** This facility's emissions are nonlocal -- released in a widespread area. So it is not meaningful to look at the characteristics of the population living within 10 miles of the facility address for copollutant effects.

*** 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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