PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Southern Company

Rank in Greenhouse 100: 3
2020 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 75,880,072
Percentage of national total 2020 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 2.9%
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: 14%
EJ: Minority Share: 49%

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This company is rank 27 on the Greenhouse Suppliers 100 list.
This company has information in PERI's Toxic Air database.
This company is rank 43 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	75,038,615	74,711,593	123,139	203,883	0	0	98.89%
Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies	356,178	20,000	336,178	0	0	0	0.47%
Natural Gas Transmission/Compression	258,341	216,425	41,795	121	0	0	0.34%
Underground Natural Gas Storage	86,065	66,792	19,236	38	0	0	0.11%
Use of Electrical Equipment	67,910	0	0	0	0	67,910	0.09%
Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines	43,570	50	43,520	0	0	0	0.06%
Other	29,105	29,075	14	16	0	0	0.04%
Liquefied Natural Gas Storage	288	0	288	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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