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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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James H Miller Jr Quinton AL Power Plants 17,232,898 17,097,799 49,417 85,681 0 0 22.71% 28.9% 24.8% 0.7% 12.7% 29.0%
Bowen CARTERSVILLE GA Power Plants 7,949,466 7,885,909 23,243 40,315 0 0 10.48% 25.9% 11.8% 9.5% 12.1% 31.0%
Jack McDonough SMYRNA GA Power Plants 6,887,675 6,880,682 3,190 3,803 0 0 9.08% 58.0% 39.2% 11.0% 13.7% 29.2%
Barry BUCKS AL Power Plants 6,245,014 6,217,604 10,323 17,087 0 0 8.23% 35.2% 22.3% 0.2% 13.3% 31.4%
Daniel Electric Generating Plant ESCATAWPA MS Power Plants 5,833,212 5,808,050 9,487 15,676 0 0 7.69% 39.5% 32.0% 3.4% 17.0% 36.4%
Plant H. Allen Franklin SMITHS AL Power Plants 4,718,099 4,713,308 2,186 2,605 0 0 6.22% 28.2% 17.2% 4.7% 12.3% 29.6%
E C Gaston WILSONVILLE AL Power Plants 3,504,194 3,481,849 8,250 14,094 0 0 4.62% 16.4% 12.8% 1.7% 13.1% 31.4%
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility RINCON GA Power Plants 3,278,243 3,274,915 1,519 1,810 0 0 4.32% 33.1% 18.0% 10.6% 8.5% 24.1%
Wansley CC Franklin GA Power Plants 3,138,092 3,134,905 1,454 1,733 0 0 4.14% 19.0% 11.7% 3.9% 13.7% 27.1%
Red Hills Generation Facility Ackerman MS Power Plants 2,590,045 2,570,499 7,150 12,396 0 0 3.41% 26.7% 25.7% 0.3% 13.9% 36.7%
Central Alabama Generating Station BILLINGSLEY AL Power Plants 2,172,161 2,169,955 1,006 1,199 0 0 2.86% 16.6% 12.9% 1.7% 22.8% 41.9%
Plant Rowan County SALISBURY NC Power Plants 1,710,356 1,708,618 792 945 0 0 2.25% 35.1% 21.5% 10.9% 16.9% 36.6%
David M Ratcliffe De Kalb MS Power Plants 1,708,182 1,706,448 791 943 0 0 2.25% 66.3% 65.4% 0.6% 29.5% 50.2%
E B Harris Generating Plant AUTAUGAVILLE AL Power Plants 1,660,270 1,658,585 769 917 0 0 2.19% 32.1% 26.2% 2.8% 17.5% 33.9%
Yates NEWNAN GA Power Plants 1,350,498 1,349,127 626 746 0 0 1.78% 34.0% 21.4% 7.2% 11.4% 28.4%
Watson Electric Generating Plant GULFPORT MS Power Plants 1,289,354 1,288,045 597 712 0 0 1.70% 40.5% 27.9% 5.8% 18.5% 40.7%
Theodore Cogeneration Theodore AL Power Plants 732,432 731,687 340 405 0 0 0.97% 42.1% 31.8% 4.1% 17.8% 38.9%
Chevron Cogenerating Station PASCAGOULA MS Power Plants 726,496 725,601 378 517 0 0 0.96% 59.3% 45.7% 10.1% 22.3% 41.2%
Greene County Forkland AL Power Plants 636,892 636,250 293 349 0 0 0.84% 64.1% 58.4% 4.5% 24.4% 51.3%
Washington County Cogen (Olin) McIntosh AL Power Plants 450,892 450,439 206 246 0 0 0.59% 61.0% 41.7% 0.3% 15.2% 37.7%
Dahlberg (Jackson County) NICHOLSON GA Power Plants 356,066 355,710 162 193 0 0 0.47% 38.7% 23.0% 9.9% 22.2% 42.0%
Cleveland County Generating Facility Grover NC Power Plants 324,172 323,841 150 181 0 0 0.43% 23.9% 16.4% 4.5% 18.2% 42.4%
Wansley (6052) FRANKLIN GA Power Plants 230,279 228,461 664 1,154 0 0 0.30% 18.3% 11.3% 3.5% 13.1% 28.1%
Edward L Addison Generating Plant THOMASTON GA Power Plants 210,605 210,390 98 117 0 0 0.28% 29.1% 24.1% 2.4% 17.4% 39.3%
Atlanta Gas Light Company Atlanta GA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 165,161 7,997 157,164 0 0 0 0.22% ** ** ** ** **
NICOR GAS NAPERVILLE IL Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 135,629 10,591 125,038 0 0 0 0.18% ** ** ** ** **
Southern Company Transmission and Distribution Atlanta GA Use of Electrical Equipment 67,910 0 0 0 0 67,910 0.09% ** ** ** ** **
Gadsden GADSDEN AL Power Plants 50,819 50,767 24 28 0 0 0.07% 26.2% 19.5% 4.6% 16.4% 36.6%
Virginia Natural Gas Norfolk VA Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 47,680 1,403 46,278 0 0 0 0.06% ** ** ** ** **
Transmission Pipeline Facility Southern Natural Gas Company L.L.C. Houston TX Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines 87,141 100 87,041 0 0 0 0.06% 50% 74.8% 20.8% 46.8% 20.8% 41.6%
McIntosh (6124) RINCON GA Power Plants 43,423 43,377 21 26 0 0 0.06% 31.6% 15.8% 12.0% 9.4% 26.2%
SNG Station 5222 Enterprise MS ENTERPRISE MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 79,695 67,374 12,283 38 0 0 0.05% 50% 29.8% 29.4% 0.1% 15.5% 36.7%
Nicor Gas Ancona STREATOR IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 39,559 27,189 12,355 15 0 0 0.05% 13.5% 2.6% 8.0% 17.6% 34.7%
Nicor Gas Troy Grove Mendota IL Underground Natural Gas Storage 29,723 25,228 4,481 14 0 0 0.04% 19.6% 1.0% 15.8% 11.4% 28.3%
SNG Station 5211 Gwinville MS NEW HEBRON MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 53,135 47,253 5,856 27 0 0 0.04% 50% 42.4% 40.6% 0.2% 15.2% 48.0%
SNG Station 4152 Tarrant AL Tarrant AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 50,708 47,521 3,161 27 0 0 0.03% 50% 56.7% 49.1% 4.4% 18.4% 37.0%
SNG Station 5216 Bay Springs MS Bay Springs MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 41,957 39,905 2,030 22 0 0 0.03% 50% 47.0% 45.8% 0.8% 14.8% 40.3%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston GA Thomaston GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 39,124 33,095 6,011 18 0 0 0.03% 50% 48.4% 43.3% 3.8% 23.3% 47.6%
Macon LNG Macon GA Other 18,660 18,641 9 10 0 0 0.02% 51.4% 46.0% 2.2% 23.4% 41.8%
SNG Station 4310 Muldon Storage MS PRAIRIE MS Underground Natural Gas Storage 33,567 28,751 4,800 16 0 0 0.02% 50% 73.6% 72.9% 0.3% 25.3% 50.5%
SNG Station 5259 Auburn AL Auburn AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 31,725 29,317 2,391 16 0 0 0.02% 50% 36.8% 24.5% 4.0% 24.4% 40.3%
SNG Station 5010 White Castle LA WHITE CASTLE LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 31,232 24,276 6,942 14 0 0 0.02% 50% 49.0% 42.3% 4.7% 13.6% 25.7%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee GA MACON GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 30,285 24,137 6,135 13 0 0 0.02% 50% 60.8% 53.0% 3.1% 22.4% 39.7%
SNG Station 4132 Louisville MS Louisville MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 23,474 17,709 5,756 10 0 0 0.02% 50% 57.6% 54.4% 1.8% 24.6% 44.6%
SNG Station 5110 Toca LA ST. BERNARD LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 21,615 18,528 3,077 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 39.2% 26.6% 8.3% 20.0% 40.8%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Other 10,445 10,434 5 6 0 0 0.01% 18.1% 3.5% 9.4% 6.6% 18.1%
SNG Station 5230 York AL Ward AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 19,851 17,892 1,949 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 76.2% 74.6% 0.0% 26.9% 53.8%
SNG Station 5245 Selma AL Selma AL Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 19,396 17,682 1,704 10 0 0 0.01% 50% 72.2% 70.6% 0.2% 32.4% 53.7%
SNG Station 5122 Franklinton LA FRANKLINTON LA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 19,324 14,282 5,034 8 0 0 0.01% 50% 34.0% 28.7% 4.4% 19.9% 46.2%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate GA Milledgeville GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 18,948 12,306 6,635 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 49.8% 45.8% 1.8% 17.7% 37.3%
SNG Station 5288 Wrens GA Wrens GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 18,009 12,835 5,168 7 0 0 0.01% 50% 46.1% 40.5% 4.1% 18.4% 44.2%
Sweatt Electric Generating Plant MERIDIAN MS Power Plants 8,782 8,773 4 5 0 0 0.01% 59.2% 55.0% 2.5% 24.2% 48.6%
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie GA Ellerslie GA Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 17,184 8,394 8,786 5 0 0 0.01% 50% 44.1% 28.4% 8.7% 9.4% 26.1%
Chattanoga Gas Company Chattanooga TN Natural Gas Local Distribution Companies 7,708 9 7,699 0 0 0 0.01% ** ** ** ** **
SNG Station 5130 Pearl River MS Foxworth MS Natural Gas Transmission/Compression 1,019 346 673 0 0 0 0.00% 50% 29.9% 28.0% 0.8% 24.4% 50.0%
Cherokee LNG Ballground GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 191 0 191 0 0 0 0.00% 18.1% 3.5% 9.4% 6.6% 18.1%
Macon LNG Macon GA Liquefied Natural Gas Storage 97 0 97 0 0 0 0.00% 51.4% 46.0% 2.2% 23.4% 41.8%

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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