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Rank in Greenhouse 100 Polluters: 2
2022 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 83,835,195
Percentage of national total 2022 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 3.1%
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: 13%
EJ: Minority Share: 50%

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This company is rank 27 on the Greenhouse 100 Suppliers list.
This company has information in PERI's Toxic 100 Air Polluters database.
This company is rank 50 on the Toxic 100 Water Polluters list.

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Facility NameCityStateSub-SectorCO2 equivalent emissions (mt) down arrowPercent of total company emissionsSplit *EJ Minority %EJ Poor %
James H Miller JrQuintonALPower Plants21,775,44025.97%31.1%14.6%
BowenCARTERSVILLEGAPower Plants8,475,02410.11%25.8%9.1%
BarryBUCKSALPower Plants6,925,6418.26%29.1%12.1%
Jack McDonoughSMYRNAGAPower Plants6,690,6157.98%58.8%12.9%
Daniel Electric Generating PlantESCATAWPAMSPower Plants6,018,7927.18%40.3%16.5%
Plant H. Allen FranklinSMITHSALPower Plants4,426,9805.28%29.4%11.0%
E C GastonWILSONVILLEALPower Plants3,494,3274.17%18.5%14.7%
Red Hills Generation FacilityAckermanMSPower Plants3,411,6864.07%25.5%14.3%
Wansley CCFranklinGAPower Plants3,364,0454.01%20.3%11.9%
McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityRINCONGAPower Plants3,032,9963.62%36.7%9.0%
E B Harris Generating PlantAUTAUGAVILLEALPower Plants2,552,7643.04%30.2%13.2%
Central Alabama Generating StationBILLINGSLEYALPower Plants1,850,6372.21%18.2%23.8%
Plant Rowan CountySALISBURYNCPower Plants1,831,9212.19%38.0%17.7%
David M RatcliffeDe KalbMSPower Plants1,587,9021.89%69.5%27.9%
Watson Electric Generating PlantGULFPORTMSPower Plants1,438,7941.72%41.3%19.4%
Wansley (6052)FRANKLINGAPower Plants1,016,8071.21%20.4%12.2%
YatesNEWNANGAPower Plants872,7121.04%34.4%11.9%
Chevron Cogenerating StationPASCAGOULAMSPower Plants806,7680.96%59.2%23.5%
Greene CountyForklandALPower Plants746,4340.89%64.3%24.9%
Cleveland County Generating FacilityGroverNCPower Plants680,7540.81%24.7%18.6%
Theodore CogenerationTheodoreALPower Plants594,1170.71%44.1%19.0%
Washington County Cogen (Olin)McIntoshALPower Plants459,5050.55%58.8%18.3%
Calhoun Generating FacilityEASTABOGAALPower Plants291,6090.35%34.8%19.9%
Edward L Addison Generating PlantTHOMASTONGAPower Plants228,7080.27%29.7%18.9%
Dahlberg (Jackson County)NICHOLSONGAPower Plants225,1570.27%39.2%22.4%
Atlanta Gas Light CompanyAtlantaGANatural Gas Local Distribution Companies175,7450.21%****
NICOR GASNAPERVILLEILNatural Gas Local Distribution Companies148,7500.18%****
McIntosh (6124)RINCONGAPower Plants82,8160.10%34.5%9.3%
Southern Company Transmission and DistributionAtlantaGAUse of Electrical Equipment60,4800.07%****
Transmission Pipeline Facility, Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.HoustonTXNatural Gas Transmission Pipelines109,0360.07%50%75.2%19.8%
SNG Station 5222 Enterprise, MSENTERPRISEMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression101,2110.06%50%29.4%18.5%
Virginia Natural GasNorfolkVANatural Gas Local Distribution Companies48,9600.06%****
Nicor Gas AnconaSTREATORILUnderground Natural Gas Storage40,0140.05%16.8%18.0%
Nicor Gas Troy GroveMendotaILUnderground Natural Gas Storage33,3840.04%20.3%10.8%
SNG Station 5216 Bay Springs, MSBay SpringsMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression66,1540.04%50%43.5%13.7%
SNG Station 5211 Gwinville, MSNEW HEBRONMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression60,3100.04%50%53.9%19.2%
SNG Station 5259 Auburn, ALAuburnALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression49,4380.03%50%36.4%22.7%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston, GAThomastonGANatural Gas Transmission/Compression45,3830.03%50%46.2%25.9%
SNG Station 5010 White Castle, LAWHITE CASTLELANatural Gas Transmission/Compression41,6770.02%50%47.5%14.1%
SNG Station 5245 Selma, ALSelmaALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression40,0600.02%50%70.9%29.3%
SNG Station 5230 York, ALWardALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression38,3360.02%50%70.8%26.1%
Macon LNGMaconGAOther19,0490.02%55.3%24.6%
SNG Station 5236 Gallion, ALGallionALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression35,1050.02%50%62.8%22.3%
SNG Station 4132 Louisville, MSLouisvilleMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression33,1380.02%50%57.0%29.1%
Cherokee LNGBallgroundGAOther16,2640.02%20.5%6.4%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee, GAMACONGANatural Gas Transmission/Compression31,2590.02%50%62.2%22.6%
SNG Station 4310 Muldon Storage, MSPRAIRIEMSUnderground Natural Gas Storage26,8960.02%50%73.6%29.4%
SNG Station 5110 Toca, LAST. BERNARDLANatural Gas Transmission/Compression25,0740.01%50%43.4%20.1%
SNG Station 5122 Franklinton, LAFRANKLINTONLANatural Gas Transmission/Compression21,3500.01%50%32.7%20.1%
SNG Station 4152 Tarrant, ALTarrantALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression20,6990.01%50%56.2%18.4%
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie, GAEllerslieGANatural Gas Transmission/Compression20,3330.01%50%46.5%9.2%
SNG Station 4165 DeArmanville, ALAnnistonALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression19,0510.01%50%36.7%17.3%
Chattanoga Gas CompanyChattanoogaTNNatural Gas Local Distribution Companies7,8520.01%****
GadsdenGADSDENALPower Plants6,6640.01%27.0%16.0%
Macon LNGMaconGALiquefied Natural Gas Storage1,3250.00%55.3%24.6%
Cherokee LNGBallgroundGALiquefied Natural Gas Storage7980.00%20.5%6.4%
Sweatt Electric Generating PlantMERIDIANMSPower Plants7020.00%59.4%28.4%

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* 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.

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