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Rank in Greenhouse 100 Polluters: 2
2023 Greenhouse gas CO2 equivalent emissions (metric tons): 76,333,265
Percentage of national total 2023 GHGRP large fixed source emissions: 3.0%
Percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including transportation and residential: 1.2%
Parent company sectors (in descending order of emissions): Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
EJ: Poor Share: 13%
EJ: Minority Share: 49%

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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 Plants16,558,38121.69%31.1%14.6%
BowenCARTERSVILLEGAPower Plants10,223,19313.39%25.8%9.1%
Jack McDonoughSMYRNAGAPower Plants6,468,2698.47%58.8%12.9%
Plant H. Allen FranklinSMITHSALPower Plants5,078,4226.65%29.4%11.0%
Daniel Electric Generating PlantESCATAWPAMSPower Plants5,076,4586.65%40.3%16.5%
BarryBUCKSALPower Plants5,007,3856.56%29.1%12.1%
McIntosh Combined Cycle FacilityRINCONGAPower Plants3,478,9924.56%36.7%9.0%
Wansley CCFranklinGAPower Plants3,388,6444.44%20.3%11.9%
Red Hills Generation FacilityAckermanMSPower Plants3,159,0404.14%25.5%14.3%
E C GastonWILSONVILLEALPower Plants2,996,0303.92%18.5%14.7%
E B Harris Generating PlantAUTAUGAVILLEALPower Plants2,420,0453.17%30.2%13.2%
Central Alabama Generating StationBILLINGSLEYALPower Plants1,918,3132.51%18.2%23.8%
Watson Electric Generating PlantGULFPORTMSPower Plants1,839,3782.41%41.3%19.4%
Plant Rowan CountySALISBURYNCPower Plants1,676,2132.20%38.0%17.7%
David M RatcliffeDe KalbMSPower Plants1,401,4401.84%69.5%27.9%
YatesNEWNANGAPower Plants1,306,8931.71%34.4%11.9%
Greene CountyForklandALPower Plants801,0021.05%64.3%24.9%
Chevron Cogenerating StationPASCAGOULAMSPower Plants792,2261.04%59.2%23.5%
Theodore CogenerationTheodoreALPower Plants748,9240.98%44.1%19.0%
Washington County Cogen (Olin)McIntoshALPower Plants442,3780.58%58.8%18.3%
Cleveland County Generating FacilityGroverNCPower Plants356,2290.47%24.7%18.6%
Atlanta Gas Light CompanyAtlantaGANatural Gas Local Distribution Companies177,8280.23%****
Dahlberg (Jackson County)NICHOLSONGAPower Plants170,7100.22%39.2%22.4%
NICOR GASNAPERVILLEILNatural Gas Local Distribution Companies142,8780.19%****
Edward L Addison Generating PlantTHOMASTONGAPower Plants122,1880.16%29.7%18.9%
Transmission Pipeline Facility, Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.HoustonTXNatural Gas Transmission Pipelines115,1180.08%50%75.2%19.8%
Virginia Natural GasNorfolkVANatural Gas Local Distribution Companies48,5730.06%****
SNG Station 5222 Enterprise, MSENTERPRISEMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression92,9630.06%50%29.4%18.5%
SNG Station 5216 Bay Springs, MSBay SpringsMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression65,4770.04%50%43.5%13.7%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee, GAMACONGANatural Gas Transmission/Compression62,3520.04%50%62.2%22.6%
SNG Station 5211 Gwinville, MSNEW HEBRONMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression61,7190.04%50%53.9%19.2%
Nicor Gas AnconaSTREATORILUnderground Natural Gas Storage30,2560.04%16.8%18.0%
Calhoun Generating FacilityEASTABOGAALPower Plants26,9580.04%34.8%19.9%
Southern Company Transmission and DistributionAtlantaGAUse of Electrical Equipment26,7200.04%****
SNG Station 5010 White Castle, LAWHITE CASTLELANatural Gas Transmission/Compression40,2900.03%50%47.5%14.1%
SNG Station 5230 York, ALWardALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression38,6710.03%50%70.8%26.1%
McIntosh (6124)RINCONGAPower Plants19,3040.03%34.5%9.3%
SNG Station 5259 Auburn, ALAuburnALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression37,7740.02%50%36.4%22.7%
Nicor Gas Troy GroveMendotaILUnderground Natural Gas Storage18,3000.02%20.3%10.8%
Cherokee LNGBallgroundGAOther17,4920.02%20.5%6.4%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston, GAThomastonGANatural Gas Transmission/Compression33,0010.02%50%46.2%25.9%
Macon LNGMaconGAOther16,1080.02%55.3%24.6%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate, GAMilledgevilleGANatural Gas Transmission/Compression31,7430.02%50%50.4%16.9%
SNG Station 5122 Franklinton, LAFRANKLINTONLANatural Gas Transmission/Compression28,6030.02%50%32.7%20.1%
SNG Station 4310 Muldon Storage, MSPRAIRIEMSUnderground Natural Gas Storage23,3590.02%50%73.6%29.4%
SNG Station 5110 Toca, LAST. BERNARDLANatural Gas Transmission/Compression22,9230.02%50%41.9%20.1%
SNG Station 5245 Selma, ALSelmaALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression22,7430.01%50%70.9%29.3%
SNG Station 4132 Louisville, MSLouisvilleMSNatural Gas Transmission/Compression17,8820.01%50%57.0%29.1%
SNG Station 4152 Tarrant, ALTarrantALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression17,5740.01%50%56.2%18.4%
Chattanoga Gas CompanyChattanoogaTNNatural Gas Local Distribution Companies7,9090.01%****
SNG Station 4165 DeArmanville, ALAnnistonALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression12,2210.01%50%36.7%17.3%
SNG Station 5236 Gallion, ALGallionALNatural Gas Transmission/Compression11,2520.01%50%62.8%22.3%
Macon LNGMaconGALiquefied Natural Gas Storage1,3520.00%55.3%24.6%
Cherokee LNGBallgroundGALiquefied Natural Gas Storage6000.00%20.5%6.4%
Sweatt Electric Generating PlantMERIDIANMSPower Plants4000.00%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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