PERI Greenhouse 100 Polluters State Summary For North Carolina
Overall
Summary for North Carolina Value
Total 2022 CO2 equivalent emissions (millions of metric tons): 49.4
Percentage of national total: 1.8
Rank among US states (1=top): 18
Top 5 Polluter Companies in North Carolina
Top 5 Sectors in North Carolina
Sector Name CO2 equivalent emissions (mmt) Num. facilities
Power Plants 40.0 21
Municipal Landfills 3.1 39
Pulp and Paper 1.6 5
Glass Production 0.7 7
Food Processing 0.5 13
All facilities in North Carolina
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Facility Name Parent CO2 equivalent emissions (mt) Split *
Belews Creek Duke Energy 5,922,637
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 5,406,815
Marshall Duke Energy 5,272,928
Richmond County Combustion Turbine Plant Duke Energy 4,154,722
Cliffside Duke Energy 3,071,804
H F Lee Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 2,827,748
Buck Duke Energy 1,939,413
Plant Rowan County Southern Company 1,831,921
Dan River Duke Energy 1,599,551
Asheville Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 1,595,369
L V Sutton Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 1,500,314
Mayo Electric Generating Plant Duke Energy 1,377,811
Kings Mountain Energy Center Kings Mountain Energy Center (facility) 1,147,382
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC Rank Group 946,190
Rockingham County Combustion Turbine Duke Energy 827,171
Cleveland County Generating Facility Southern Company 680,754
International Paper-Riegelwood International Paper 316,907
G G Allen Duke Energy 300,843
PCS PHOSPHATE COMPANY INCORPORATED Nutrien Ltd. 295,365
WestRock Kraft Paper, LLC Smurfit Westrock plc 286,000
PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA, INC. Nippon Sheet Glass 235,010
NCEMC Anson Plant North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation 206,629
CITY OF GREENSBORO WHITE STREET LANDFILL City of Greensboro, NC 206,467
NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY Nucor 199,976
Wolfspeed RTP Wolfspeed Inc. 191,679
Duke Energy Power Delivery Carolinas Duke Energy 189,079
Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill V Republic Services 181,541
SAMPSON COUNTY DISPOSAL, LLC GFL Environmental 180,050
The University of NC Chapel Hill State of North Carolina 179,491
PERDUE FARMS INC Perdue 177,851
Domtar Paper Company LLC - Plymouth Paper Excellence Group 162,656
ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM Elementis 149,926
SOUTH WAKE LANDFILL Wake County, NC 149,109
Piedmont Natural Gas - North Carolina Duke Energy 148,130
CLEVELAND COUNTY LANDFILL Cleveland County Health Department 139,753
Alamance County Landfill Alamance County, NC 130,863
Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority COASTAL REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 129,028
Lincoln Duke Energy 123,555
ROBESON COUNTY LANDFILL Robeson County, NC 119,677
NCSU CENTRAL HEAT PLANT University Of North Carolina 115,669
CARDINAL FG FLAT GLASS PLANT CARDINAL GLASS INDUSTRIES 111,853
BLACKBURN SANITARY LANDFILL Catawba County, NC 109,496
NCEMC Hamlet Plant North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation 108,951
IREDELL CO-TWINS OAKS RD;3260 Iredell County, NC 106,418
white oak landfill Haywood County, NC 105,620
Kersey Valley MSW Landfill City of High Point, NC 104,607
International Paper - New Bern Mill International Paper 100,749
JOHNSTON COUNTY MSW LANDFILL Johnston County, NC 99,817
DUKE UNIVERSITY Duke University 98,023
EAST CAROLINA REGIONAL LANDFILL Republic Services 95,345
CAROLINA STALITE COMPANY CAROLINA STALITE CO 93,236
Gold Bond - MTH Plant National Gypsum 90,377
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Wilson) Ardagh Packaging Group 89,290
ADM Southport Archer Daniels Midland 89,098
Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 87,494
ELECTRIC GLASS FIBER AMERICA, LLC Nippon Electric Glass Co. 85,262
US MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE U.S. Government 83,966
Clearwater Paper Shelby, LLC Clearwater Paper 80,545
Anson County Waste Management Facility Waste Connections Inc. 80,464
Wolfspeed, Inc Wolfspeed Inc. 79,403
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Henderson) Ardagh Packaging Group 79,157
ONSLOW COUNTY LANDFILL Onslow County, NC 78,971
UWHARRIE ENVIRONMENTAL Republic Services 70,113
Darling In, Ingredients - Fayetteville Darling Ingredients 68,939
BUNCOMBE COUNTY NEW LANDFILL Buncombe County, NC 68,756
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Dept. Davidson County, NC 68,374
HEADQUARTERS XVIII ABN CORPS AND FORT BRAGG U.S. Government 67,824
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel WH Group 67,052
TRANSCO STATION 160 Williams Companies 65,106
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. - PLANT 06 O-I Glass 64,984
Wayne County Landfill Wayne County, NC 62,782
Wilkes County Landfill Wilkes County, NC 62,470
GASTON COUNTY LANDFILL Gaston County, NC 61,838
CITY OF ALBEMARLE LANDFILL City of Albemarle, NC 60,786
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ANN STREET LANDFILL Cumberland County, NC 60,069
Cargill, Inc. Cargill 59,216
ATI Specialty Materials, Monroe Plant ATI Inc. 58,223
PSNC Dominion Energy 55,378
Foothills Environmental Republic Services 54,765
Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc - Charlotte Mill Gerdau 54,655
LINCOLN COUNTY LANDFILL Lincoln County, NC 48,590
CHARLOTTE PIPE & FOUNDRY CO Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. 48,321
CAMPBELL SOUP SUPPLY COMPANY Campbell Soup 47,886
CHEMOURS COMPANY - FAYETTEVILLE WORKS Chemours 47,608
DAK AMERICAS LLC Alfa S.A.B. 47,560
Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC Nippon Electric Glass Co. 46,941
NEW HANOVER COUNTY SECURE LANDFILL New Hanover County, NC 46,883
EGGER Wood Products, LLC EGGER Group 45,787
TRANSCO STATION 150 Williams Companies 44,045
UPPER PIEDMONT REGIONAL LANDFILL Republic Services 43,472
U S MARINE CORPS CHERRY POINT AIR STATION U.S. Government 42,708
Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Rose Hill Darling Ingredients 42,246
SURRY COUNTY LANDFILL Surry County, NC 41,722
TYSON FARMS INCORPORATED HARMONY Tyson Foods 40,952
Great Oak Landfill Waste Management Inc. 40,137
HANES MILL ROAD LANDFILL City of Winston-Salem, NC 39,407
Gold Bond - WLM Plant National Gypsum 39,350
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Inc Goodyear Tire & Rubber 39,237
COVATION BIOMATERIALS KINSTON SITE Huafon Group 38,857
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE INCORPORATED Bridgestone 37,970
CertainTeed Gypsum NC, Inc. Saint-Gobain 37,238
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL Rockingham County, NC 35,724
ROWAN COUNTY LANDFILL Rowan County, NC 34,852
EVONIK SUPERABSORBER LLC Evonik Industries 34,254
STARPET INCORPORATED Indorama Ventures 34,197
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. WHITAKER PARK British American Tobacco 33,229
Potters Industries LLC. - Apex, NC The Jordan Company 33,207
Pitt County Landfill Pitt County, NC 30,630
Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Wadesboro Darling Ingredients 29,994
Piedmont Natural Gas - Tennessee Duke Energy 29,352
Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC Thermo Fisher Scientific 28,940
3M Pittsboro 3M Company 28,142
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. Clinton WH Group 28,024
FRITO-LAY, INCORPORATED PepsiCo 27,414
Stepan Stepan 27,298
TYSON FARMS, INC. Tyson Foods 25,759
NGK Ceramics USA, Inc. NGK Insulators 25,106
Cascades Tissue Group North Carolina Cascades Inc. 24,695
Orange County Regional Landfill Orange County, NC 23,920
Ingredion Incorporated Ingredion 23,495
Lenoir County Landfill Lenoir County, NC 22,659
QORVO Qorvo 22,293
Carolina Stalite Company CAROLINA STALITE CO 20,382
Granges Americas Inc.- SRM GRANGES 19,039
Oxford MSW Landfill Granville County, NC 18,977
Piedmont Natural Gas - South Carolina Duke Energy 17,397
Avient Protective Materials DSM-Firmenich 10,774
Sampson County Landfill Sampson County, NC 10,441
GSK, INC. GlaxoSmithKline 8,524
Craven County Wood Energy CMS Energy 3,536 50%
Craven County Wood Energy I Squared Capital 3,536 50%
City of Lexington City of Lexington, NC 2,259
Auria Albemarle, LLC Shanghai Shenda Co. 192
Frontier Natural Gas Ullico Inc. 0
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