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Rank in Greenhouse 100: 3
2018 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 96,907,597
Percentage of national total 2018 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 3.2%
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
EJ: Poor Share: 15%
EJ: Minority Share: 45%

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This company is rank 12 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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James H Miller Jr Quinton AL Power Plants 18,429,639 18,285,159 52,850 91,631 0 0 19.02% 25.9% 22.9% 0.7% 16.5% 33.2%
Bowen CARTERSVILLE GA Power Plants 13,437,167 13,329,773 39,273 68,121 0 0 13.87% 24.1% 12.0% 8.2% 11.7% 32.2%
Barry BUCKS AL Power Plants 7,327,726 7,291,500 13,545 22,680 0 0 7.56% 39.9% 25.3% 0.2% 19.7% 39.5%
Jack McDonough SMYRNA GA Power Plants 6,187,321 6,181,038 2,866 3,417 0 0 6.38% 57.8% 39.7% 11.3% 15.8% 32.3%
Daniel Electric Generating Plant ESCATAWPA MS Power Plants 5,838,229 5,812,725 9,602 15,902 0 0 6.02% 36.6% 30.4% 3.6% 17.7% 35.8%
Gorgas PARRISH AL Power Plants 5,691,756 5,646,151 16,682 28,923 0 0 5.87% 15.0% 12.2% 1.8% 17.5% 37.3%
E C Gaston WILSONVILLE AL Power Plants 5,183,819 5,155,233 10,628 17,958 0 0 5.35% 16.9% 12.9% 2.5% 15.7% 36.8%
Plant H. Allen Franklin SMITHS AL Power Plants 4,557,933 4,553,304 2,112 2,517 0 0 4.70% 26.5% 15.9% 4.8% 11.9% 30.0%
Red Hills Generation Facility Ackerman MS Power Plants 3,512,937 3,484,296 10,477 18,164 0 0 3.63% 24.9% 23.6% 0.4% 19.3% 39.2%
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility RINCON GA Power Plants 3,416,980 3,413,510 1,583 1,887 0 0 3.53% 34.7% 19.9% 11.3% 13.2% 34.4%
Wansley CC Franklin GA Power Plants 3,223,653 3,220,379 1,494 1,780 0 0 3.33% 16.6% 8.8% 5.3% 14.8% 32.4%
Crist Electric Generating Plant PENSACOLA FL Power Plants 3,161,769 3,137,112 9,025 15,632 0 0 3.26% 33.1% 20.6% 4.8% 12.9% 31.5%
Wansley (6052) FRANKLIN GA Power Plants 3,028,411 3,004,215 8,848 15,348 0 0 3.13% 17.9% 8.9% 6.4% 15.8% 33.1%
E B Harris Generating Plant AUTAUGAVILLE AL Power Plants 2,199,764 2,197,530 1,019 1,215 0 0 2.27% 30.5% 23.6% 3.8% 18.1% 37.1%
Plant Rowan County SALISBURY NC Power Plants 1,857,185 1,855,276 866 1,044 0 0 1.92% 36.1% 22.4% 10.5% 18.7% 38.2%
Lansing Smith Generating Plant SOUTHPORT FL Power Plants 1,511,857 1,510,320 701 836 0 0 1.56% 23.1% 11.7% 6.2% 15.0% 34.7%
David M Ratcliffe De Kalb MS Power Plants 1,439,408 1,437,947 667 795 0 0 1.49% 74.1% 73.8% 0.1% 33.9% 50.0%
Watson Electric Generating Plant GULFPORT MS Power Plants 832,922 832,076 386 460 0 0 0.86% 39.8% 27.4% 5.9% 20.1% 42.4%
Chevron Cogenerating Station PASCAGOULA MS Power Plants 788,201 787,242 410 549 0 0 0.81% 54.8% 44.0% 8.9% 22.7% 43.6%
Yates NEWNAN GA Power Plants 716,167 715,440 332 395 0 0 0.74% 31.3% 21.5% 6.5% 15.5% 32.7%
Greene County Forkland AL Power Plants 701,169 700,434 329 406 0 0 0.72% 65.7% 63.8% 1.1% 20.8% 54.2%
Theodore Cogeneration Theodore AL Power Plants 669,286 668,606 310 370 0 0 0.69% 42.1% 32.0% 4.2% 18.2% 39.3%
Washington County Cogen (Olin) McIntosh AL Power Plants 498,653 498,156 227 270 0 0 0.51% 57.1% 39.8% 0.2% 28.3% 50.3%
Cleveland County Generating Facility Grover NC Power Plants 435,044 434,555 213 277 0 0 0.45% 24.6% 17.8% 3.6% 19.7% 46.6%
Dahlberg (Jackson County) NICHOLSON GA Power Plants 291,294 290,948 146 200 0 0 0.30% 39.3% 23.3% 10.1% 25.9% 45.8%
Hammond ROME GA Power Plants 250,355 248,396 715 1,244 0 0 0.26% 37.5% 16.2% 16.9% 21.5% 42.7%
Mankato Energy Center MANKATO MN Power Plants 220,704 220,474 104 126 0 0 0.23% 12.4% 4.3% 3.5% 16.5% 30.8%
Edward L Addison Generating Plant THOMASTON GA Power Plants 212,896 212,646 107 144 0 0 0.22% 29.8% 25.2% 2.2% 20.4% 42.9%
Gadsden GADSDEN AL Power Plants 180,550 180,367 84 100 0 0 0.19% 25.2% 18.8% 4.1% 17.3% 38.9%
Atlanta Gas Light Company Atlanta GA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 156,543 2,546 153,996 1 0 0 0.16% ** ** ** ** **
NICOR GAS NAPERVILLE IL Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 136,048 7,854 128,195 0 0 0 0.14% ** ** ** ** **
Southern Company Transmission and Distribution Atlanta GA Use of Electrical Equipment 88,681 0 0 0 0 88,681 0.09% ** ** ** ** **
PEA RIDGE PACE FL Power Plants 77,704 77,624 37 44 0 0 0.08% 26.3% 12.3% 5.9% 12.8% 32.1%
McIntosh (6124) RINCON GA Power Plants 71,048 70,708 124 215 0 0 0.07% 34.7% 19.9% 11.3% 13.2% 34.4%
Virginia Natural Gas Norfolk VA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 48,675 59 48,616 0 0 0 0.05% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 5222 Enterprise MS ENTERPRISE MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 89,932 79,875 10,012 45 0 0 0.05% 50% 34.2% 33.7% 0.4% 16.6% 34.6%
Nicor Gas Ancona STREATOR IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 41,727 28,416 13,296 16 0 0 0.04% 12.7% 2.7% 7.4% 16.5% 32.9%
Nicor Gas Troy Grove Mendota IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 34,057 30,199 3,841 17 0 0 0.04% 18.6% 0.8% 15.1% 13.0% 31.5%
Macon LNG Macon GA Other 31,029 30,998 15 17 0 0 0.03% 51.9% 47.7% 1.4% 24.0% 44.2%
SNG Station 5216 Bay Springs MS Bay Springs MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 61,631 59,740 1,857 34 0 0 0.03% 50% 45.1% 43.2% 1.5% 17.3% 42.8%
SNG Station 5211 Gwinville MS NEW HEBRON MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 58,876 51,819 7,027 29 0 0 0.03% 50% 50.4% 49.1% 0.4% 26.4% 58.0%
SNG Station 4020 Bear Creek Storage LA Natchitoches LA Underground Natural Gas Storage 48,239 44,362 3,852 25 0 0 0.02% 50% 56.4% 49.5% 2.1% 36.8% 58.5%
SNG Station 5259 Auburn AL Auburn AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 47,019 43,254 3,741 24 0 0 0.02% 50% 37.1% 25.9% 4.5% 28.0% 44.9%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Other 23,253 23,228 11 13 0 0 0.02% 15.9% 3.3% 8.9% 8.0% 18.6%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston GA Thomaston GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 42,307 38,643 3,642 22 0 0 0.02% 50% 45.2% 42.8% 1.4% 22.6% 47.6%
SNG Station 5245 Selma AL Selma AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 35,520 33,443 2,058 19 0 0 0.02% 50% 72.6% 71.5% 0.5% 32.1% 55.7%
SNG Station 5010 White Castle LA WHITE CASTLE LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 35,142 28,556 6,571 16 0 0 0.02% 50% 43.8% 36.8% 3.2% 11.9% 24.7%
SNG Station 4132 Louisville MS Louisville MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 34,580 27,382 7,183 15 0 0 0.02% 50% 57.0% 54.1% 1.6% 23.7% 49.2%
SNG Station 5230 York AL Ward AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 31,960 30,046 1,897 17 0 0 0.02% 50% 82.4% 81.6% 0.0% 23.9% 59.9%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee GA MACON GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 30,248 25,046 5,188 14 0 0 0.02% 50% 57.7% 51.5% 2.3% 22.5% 41.8%
SNG Station 5122 Franklinton LA FRANKLINTON LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 28,355 24,521 3,820 14 0 0 0.01% 50% 34.0% 28.6% 3.7% 19.1% 45.7%
SNG Station 4310 Muldon Storage MS PRAIRIE MS Underground Natural Gas Storage 28,167 25,002 3,151 14 0 0 0.01% 50% 70.9% 69.2% 1.0% 24.5% 50.6%
SNG Station 5110 Toca LA ST. BERNARD LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 28,031 26,304 1,713 15 0 0 0.01% 50% 42.8% 29.3% 8.6% 17.4% 38.2%
SNG Station 5130 Pearl River MS Foxworth MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 25,476 25,068 394 14 0 0 0.01% 50% 30.4% 28.9% 0.2% 24.4% 46.9%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate GA Milledgeville GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 24,408 18,671 5,727 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 46.5% 42.0% 2.4% 20.4% 44.9%
SNG Station 5288 Wrens GA Wrens GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 22,071 19,067 2,993 11 0 0 0.01% 50% 47.3% 44.3% 2.2% 22.9% 46.1%
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie GA Ellerslie GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 19,981 13,246 6,728 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 42.3% 28.6% 7.0% 10.5% 26.3%
SNG Station 4152 Tarrant AL Tarrant AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 19,043 17,161 1,873 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 56.9% 50.0% 4.2% 20.5% 39.1%
SNG Station 4140 Reform AL Reform AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 16,659 12,389 4,264 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 31.2% 28.0% 3.0% 18.9% 40.1%
SNG Station 4165 DeArmanville AL Anniston AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 16,284 11,993 4,285 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 36.5% 27.2% 5.1% 18.4% 41.8%
Chattanoga Gas Company Chattanooga TN Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 7,967 10 7,958 0 0 0 0.01% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 5000 Shadyside LA Franklin LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 13,479 11,790 1,683 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 45.1% 35.8% 4.3% 18.9% 47.0%
Sweatt Electric Generating Plant MERIDIAN MS Power Plants 4,882 4,877 2 3 0 0 0.01% 58.0% 54.6% 2.1% 23.9% 48.9%
Transmission Pipeline Facility Southern Natural Gas Company L.L.C. Houston TX Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines 8,612 10 8,602 0 0 0 0.00% 50% 74.9% 21.2% 47.2% 21.4% 43.7%
Macon LNG Macon GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 142 0 142 0 0 0 0.00% 51.9% 47.7% 1.4% 24.0% 44.2%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 35 0 35 0 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 3.3% 8.9% 8.0% 18.6%
Scholz Electric Generating Plant SNEADS FL Power Plants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00% 39.0% 28.5% 9.4% 20.8% 40.4%

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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