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Rank in Greenhouse 100: 3
2019 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 86,244,286
Percentage of national total 2019 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 3.0%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 1.3%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 15%
EJ: Minority Share: 48%

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This company is rank 39 on the Toxic 100 Water list.

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James H Miller Jr Quinton AL Power Plants 19,169,743 19,019,461 54,972 95,311 0 0 22.23% 26.7% 23.1% 0.8% 16.7% 33.7%
Bowen CARTERSVILLE GA Power Plants 11,161,953 11,072,640 32,665 56,649 0 0 12.94% 23.8% 11.1% 8.6% 12.6% 31.4%
Barry BUCKS AL Power Plants 7,569,763 7,531,872 14,159 23,732 0 0 8.78% 38.4% 24.7% 0.0% 19.2% 42.2%
Jack McDonough SMYRNA GA Power Plants 7,027,838 7,020,702 3,256 3,881 0 0 8.15% 57.9% 39.6% 11.2% 14.8% 30.8%
Daniel Electric Generating Plant ESCATAWPA MS Power Plants 5,477,419 5,454,639 8,606 14,174 0 0 6.35% 36.9% 29.4% 4.2% 16.7% 36.5%
E C Gaston WILSONVILLE AL Power Plants 4,829,105 4,801,293 10,319 17,494 0 0 5.60% 18.0% 13.7% 2.8% 13.8% 33.7%
Plant H. Allen Franklin SMITHS AL Power Plants 4,643,911 4,639,196 2,151 2,564 0 0 5.38% 25.9% 14.9% 4.8% 10.8% 28.0%
Wansley CC Franklin GA Power Plants 3,301,856 3,298,503 1,530 1,823 0 0 3.83% 19.2% 10.7% 5.9% 13.1% 30.7%
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility RINCON GA Power Plants 3,202,643 3,199,391 1,484 1,768 0 0 3.71% 33.7% 18.3% 11.7% 11.8% 28.6%
Red Hills Generation Facility Ackerman MS Power Plants 2,962,680 2,940,234 8,211 14,235 0 0 3.44% 23.5% 21.9% 0.6% 17.5% 38.9%
Wansley (6052) FRANKLIN GA Power Plants 2,177,866 2,160,478 6,358 11,030 0 0 2.53% 20.0% 10.3% 7.2% 14.1% 31.5%
Plant Rowan County SALISBURY NC Power Plants 1,860,197 1,858,306 862 1,029 0 0 2.16% 35.9% 22.1% 10.8% 17.6% 37.3%
David M Ratcliffe De Kalb MS Power Plants 1,693,440 1,691,721 785 935 0 0 1.96% 72.0% 71.5% 0.3% 33.0% 50.8%
E B Harris Generating Plant AUTAUGAVILLE AL Power Plants 1,654,879 1,653,199 767 914 0 0 1.92% 30.3% 24.1% 3.0% 18.4% 36.7%
Watson Electric Generating Plant GULFPORT MS Power Plants 1,461,701 1,460,217 677 807 0 0 1.69% 39.8% 27.7% 5.9% 20.2% 41.3%
Yates NEWNAN GA Power Plants 1,213,995 1,212,762 563 671 0 0 1.41% 33.5% 22.3% 7.3% 14.9% 32.6%
Greene County Forkland AL Power Plants 1,024,963 1,023,926 473 564 0 0 1.19% 65.6% 63.2% 1.6% 23.1% 51.6%
Mankato Energy Center MANKATO MN Power Plants 843,734 842,875 391 468 0 0 0.98% 13.4% 4.5% 3.9% 16.4% 30.9%
Chevron Cogenerating Station PASCAGOULA MS Power Plants 822,013 820,996 431 585 0 0 0.95% 54.3% 43.4% 8.3% 21.4% 41.6%
Theodore Cogeneration Theodore AL Power Plants 720,240 719,509 334 398 0 0 0.84% 43.7% 33.0% 4.0% 18.6% 39.4%
Gorgas PARRISH AL Power Plants 547,323 542,937 1,604 2,781 0 0 0.63% 14.8% 11.0% 2.1% 17.1% 38.2%
Cleveland County Generating Facility Grover NC Power Plants 544,117 543,563 252 302 0 0 0.63% 25.4% 18.4% 4.0% 19.8% 44.1%
Washington County Cogen (Olin) McIntosh AL Power Plants 504,790 504,291 228 271 0 0 0.59% 58.6% 39.1% 0.2% 25.8% 43.8%
Dahlberg (Jackson County) NICHOLSON GA Power Plants 340,516 340,177 154 184 0 0 0.39% 39.6% 23.7% 10.3% 24.8% 44.9%
Edward L Addison Generating Plant THOMASTON GA Power Plants 222,207 221,977 104 126 0 0 0.26% 29.6% 24.9% 2.3% 18.7% 42.4%
Hammond ROME GA Power Plants 162,073 160,788 470 816 0 0 0.19% 39.1% 16.7% 17.7% 19.3% 40.1%
Gadsden GADSDEN AL Power Plants 160,701 160,537 75 89 0 0 0.19% 25.5% 19.1% 4.3% 17.4% 38.5%
Atlanta Gas Light Company Atlanta GA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 154,525 1,226 153,299 1 0 0 0.18% ** ** ** ** **
NICOR GAS NAPERVILLE IL Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 140,399 9,623 130,776 0 0 0 0.16% ** ** ** ** **
McIntosh (6124) RINCON GA Power Plants 63,998 63,761 89 148 0 0 0.07% 33.7% 18.3% 11.7% 11.8% 28.6%
Virginia Natural Gas Norfolk VA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 48,038 58 47,981 0 0 0 0.06% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 5222 Enterprise MS ENTERPRISE MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 84,360 71,572 12,748 40 0 0 0.05% 50% 33.7% 33.1% 0.5% 18.2% 33.1%
Nicor Gas Ancona STREATOR IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 40,777 27,961 12,800 16 0 0 0.05% 11.2% 2.2% 6.9% 16.9% 34.6%
SNG Station 4020 Bear Creek Storage LA Natchitoches LA Underground Natural Gas Storage 80,354 72,423 7,891 41 0 0 0.05% 50% 56.0% 50.1% 2.2% 33.9% 54.1%
Southern Company Transmission and Distribution Atlanta GA Use of Electrical Equipment 37,998 0 0 0 0 37,998 0.04% ** ** ** ** **
Nicor Gas Troy Grove Mendota IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 34,109 29,421 4,672 16 0 0 0.04% 19.4% 1.2% 15.7% 12.6% 30.6%
SNG Station 5211 Gwinville MS NEW HEBRON MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 58,459 49,329 9,103 28 0 0 0.03% 50% 47.6% 45.8% 0.3% 22.8% 53.6%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston GA Thomaston GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 47,937 35,112 12,805 20 0 0 0.03% 50% 47.6% 43.1% 3.7% 22.3% 47.3%
Transmission Pipeline Facility Southern Natural Gas Company L.L.C. Houston TX Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines 46,802 54 46,748 0 0 0 0.03% 50% 74.8% 21.0% 47.1% 21.0% 42.8%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee GA MACON GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 39,592 32,312 7,262 18 0 0 0.02% 50% 58.9% 52.0% 2.9% 21.9% 40.7%
SNG Station 4132 Louisville MS Louisville MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 37,119 29,656 7,447 17 0 0 0.02% 50% 57.2% 53.5% 1.7% 22.5% 46.3%
SNG Station 4310 Muldon Storage MS PRAIRIE MS Underground Natural Gas Storage 34,480 30,920 3,543 17 0 0 0.02% 50% 69.8% 69.0% 0.4% 25.0% 52.0%
SNG Station 5010 White Castle LA WHITE CASTLE LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 33,727 23,579 10,135 13 0 0 0.02% 50% 43.2% 36.1% 3.3% 11.8% 23.5%
SNG Station 5259 Auburn AL Auburn AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 33,505 30,204 3,284 17 0 0 0.02% 50% 37.2% 26.2% 3.6% 25.7% 42.6%
SNG Station 5216 Bay Springs MS Bay Springs MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 33,419 31,654 1,747 18 0 0 0.02% 50% 46.5% 44.9% 1.3% 20.5% 44.9%
SNG Station 4152 Tarrant AL Tarrant AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 31,043 27,329 3,699 15 0 0 0.02% 50% 56.9% 49.8% 4.3% 19.2% 37.8%
SNG Station 4165 DeArmanville AL Anniston AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 28,753 15,005 13,740 8 0 0 0.02% 50% 36.4% 26.9% 5.7% 17.3% 40.5%
Macon LNG Macon GA Other 12,775 12,762 6 7 0 0 0.01% 52.4% 47.4% 1.9% 23.7% 44.1%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Other 12,544 12,531 6 7 0 0 0.01% 16.9% 2.9% 9.2% 7.4% 18.5%
SNG Station 4140 Reform AL Reform AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 23,607 17,468 6,129 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 30.4% 25.7% 2.7% 15.8% 37.2%
SNG Station 5110 Toca LA ST. BERNARD LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 22,457 18,678 3,769 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 43.0% 29.3% 8.7% 18.1% 39.1%
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie GA Ellerslie GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 21,190 13,350 7,833 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 44.4% 30.2% 7.6% 10.4% 26.4%
SNG Station 5230 York AL Ward AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 20,771 18,466 2,294 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 79.3% 78.1% 0.0% 32.4% 58.1%
SNG Station 5288 Wrens GA Wrens GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 20,452 16,186 4,257 9 0 0 0.01% 50% 46.2% 40.9% 3.6% 24.1% 48.5%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate GA Milledgeville GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 20,168 14,717 5,442 8 0 0 0.01% 50% 49.8% 46.3% 1.1% 16.6% 41.0%
SNG Station 5245 Selma AL Selma AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 17,465 14,918 2,538 8 0 0 0.01% 50% 73.1% 71.7% 0.6% 30.2% 53.3%
Chattanoga Gas Company Chattanooga TN Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 7,826 9 7,816 0 0 0 0.01% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 5000 Shadyside LA Franklin LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 15,548 11,447 4,094 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 44.2% 36.4% 2.9% 19.8% 45.7%
SNG Station 5122 Franklinton LA FRANKLINTON LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 14,569 10,636 3,928 6 0 0 0.01% 50% 33.5% 28.4% 3.5% 18.4% 47.6%
Sweatt Electric Generating Plant MERIDIAN MS Power Plants 5,259 5,253 3 3 0 0 0.01% 59.0% 55.3% 2.2% 22.9% 50.1%
SNG Station 5130 Pearl River MS Foxworth MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 2,820 2,601 218 1 0 0 0.00% 50% 28.3% 27.5% 0.8% 22.6% 46.0%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 37 0 37 0 0 0 0.00% 16.9% 2.9% 9.2% 7.4% 18.5%
Macon LNG Macon GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 37 0 37 0 0 0 0.00% 52.4% 47.4% 1.9% 23.7% 44.1%

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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