PERI Greenhouse 100 Polluters State Summary For Georgia
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Overall
Summary for Georgia Value
Total 2023 CO2 equivalent emissions (millions of metric tons): 55.0
Percentage of national total: 2.1
Rank among US states (1=top): 16
Top 5 Polluter Companies in Georgia
Top 5 Sectors in Georgia
Sector Name CO2 equivalent emissions (mmt) Num. facilities
Power Plants 41.6 29
Municipal Landfills 4.2 48
Pulp and Paper 2.4 11
Ammonia Manufacturing 1.5 1
Other Paper Producers 0.9 6
All facilities in Georgia
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Facility Name Parent CO2 equivalent emissions (mt) Split *
Bowen Southern Company 10,223,193
Scherer Plant Scherer (single power plant) 7,612,539
Jack McDonough Southern Company 6,468,269
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility Southern Company 3,478,992
Thomas A. Smith Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 3,432,994
Wansley CC Southern Company 3,388,644
PCS NITROGEN FERTILIZER, L.P. Nutrien Ltd. 1,566,702
Chattahoochee Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 1,310,709
Yates Southern Company 1,306,893
Wansley (7946) Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1,149,468
Bobby C. Smith Jr. Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 998,081
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS LLC Koch Industries 571,921
GEORGIA-PACIFIC SAVANNAH RIVER LLC Koch Industries 469,919
Brunswick Cellulose, Inc. Koch Industries 429,604
Graphic Packaging International - Augusta Graphic Packaging 397,228
INTERNATIONAL PAPER SAVANNA MILL International Paper 396,516
CEMEX SOUTHEAST LLC Cemex 359,397
SEMINOLE ROAD MSW LANDFILL Dekalb County, GA 353,122
Hawk Road Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 347,648
Talbot Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 334,056
W I TAYLOR COUNTY LANDFILL LLC Macquarie 329,829
DEANS BRIDGE RD MSW LANDFILL Augusta-Richmond County, GA 287,481
Sewell Creek Energy Oglethorpe Power 263,522
RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS LLC, JESUP MILL Rayonier Advanced Materials 239,187
Gordon County (Redbone Ridges) Landfill Gordon County, GA 178,534
Atlanta Gas Light Company Southern Company 177,828
International Paper ROME LINERBOARD MILL International Paper 173,480
Dahlberg (Jackson County) Southern Company 170,710
EEC Station 5412 Hartwell, GA Kinder Morgan 165,744
PINE BLUFF LANDFILL Waste Management Inc. 163,173
DALTON WHITFIELD REGIONAL SW MANAGEMENT Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority 159,268
PINE RIDGE LANDFIL Republic Services 155,632
SAVANNAH-DEAN FOREST ROAD LANDFILL City of Savannah, GA 142,461
PROCTER & GAMBLE Procter & Gamble 141,081
Walton County Power, LLC Oglethorpe Power 139,397
EAGLE POINT LANDFILL, LLC GFL Environmental 139,347
SAVANNAH SUGAR REFINERY Louis Dreyfus 138,897
Hartwell Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 136,584
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL Graphic Packaging 135,245
C-E MINERALS PLANTS 1/2/6 Groupe Bruxelles Lambert 133,123
Tenaska Georgia Generating Station Tenaska 132,931
RICHLAND CREEK ROAD LANDFILL Republic Services 131,873
Green Power Solutions of Georgia, LLC Green Power Solutions of Georgia LLC 130,251
Edward L Addison Generating Plant Southern Company 122,188
Turkey Run Landfill Waste Management Inc. 117,524
City of Thomasville Municipal Solid Waste Landfill City of Thomasville, GA 113,626
Smarr Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 111,373
Irving Consumer Products Inc - Macon Irving Group 110,966
International Paper-Port Wentworth International Paper 108,097
BASF CORP ATTAPULGUS OPS BASF 105,244
BASF Corporation BASF 103,765
Hall County Candler Road MSWLF Hall County, GA 102,467
SP Fiber Technologies Southeast, LLC Smurfit Westrock PLC 102,078
Camden County SR 110 MSW Landfill Camden County, GA 100,993
WALKER MOUNTAIN LANDFILL-ROME-FLOYD SW COMMISSION Rome-Floyd County Solid Waste Commission 98,379
Tyson Farms, Inc/ Cuthbert Plant Tyson Foods 97,466
International Paper - Flint River Mill International Paper 97,188
Columbus Pine Grove MSWLF Columbus, GA 97,038
Dougherty County - Fleming/Gaissert Rd Landfill Dougherty County, GA 96,014
TRANSCO STATION 120 Williams Companies 87,391
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL Gerdau 86,209
Mid-Georgia Cogeneration Rockland Capital 84,063
Washington County Power, LLC Harbert Management 82,490
Interstate Paper LLC dba DSSmith Riceboro International Paper 82,297
ETC of Georgia, LLC - Grady Road Landfill GFL Environmental 81,881
PRATT INDUSTRIES MILL DIV CONYERS Pratt Industries 81,629
THIELE KAOLIN SANDERSVILLE Thiele Kaolin 79,377
Armstrong World Industries Inc Armstrong World Industries 78,086
HOUSTON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Houston County, GA 77,347
Cedar Grove Landfill Lamar County, GA 77,339
Tyson Poultry, Inc., Cumming API Tyson Foods 77,128
Decatur County Solid Waste Facility Decatur County, GA 72,771
PACKAGING CORP. OF AMERICA Packaging Corporation of America 72,717
CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC AUSTELL BOXBOARD MILLS Greif Inc. 71,006
SUPERIOR LANDFILL & RECYCLING CENTER Waste Management Inc. 69,325
NEWTON COUNTY LANDFILL Newton County, GA 68,607
ATHENS & CLARKE COUNTIES-DUNLAP ROAD LF Athens-Clarke County, GA 67,720
TRANSCO STATION 130 Williams Companies 64,843
KaMin LLC - Edgar IMin Partners 64,256
SLNG Elba Island Terminal Savannah, GA Kinder Morgan 63,515
CITY OF TIFTON / OMEGA / ELDORADO ROAD LF City of Tifton, GA 63,294
Wolf Creek Landfill, LLC Waste Management Inc. 62,647
ADM Valdosta Archer Daniels Midland 62,577
Broadhurst Environmental Landfill Republic Services 62,555
Anchor Glass Container Corporation - Plant 14 CVC Capital Partners 61,344
Atkinson County - S.R. 50 MSW Landfill Atkinson County, GA 58,365
Fort Stewart Hqs 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) U.S. Government 58,201
SK Battery America SK Holdings 57,619
Kraton Chemical, LLC DL Chemical 57,542
GEORGIA PACIFIC GYPSUM Koch Industries 57,332
SNF Holding Company SNF Group 56,391
Macon Bibb Walker Road MSWL Macon-Bibb County, GA 54,719
Crisp County Landfill Crisp County, GA 54,702
BASF CORP SAVANNAH OPERATIONS BASF 53,679
OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILL Republic Services 51,608
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC Solvay 51,567
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA State of Georgia 51,533
CARGILL Cargill 49,387
MURRAY COUNTY LANDFILL Murray County, GA 49,318
EMORY UNIVERSITY EMORY UNIVERSITY 48,643
R & B LANDFILL Waste Management Inc. 48,577
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL Waste Management Inc. 48,457
U.S. AIR FORCE ROBINS AFB GA U.S. Government 48,008
Clayton County SR 3 Lovejoy Landfill Clayton County, GA 47,286
ADS-PECAN ROW-EVERGREEN LANDFILLS Waste Management Inc. 46,721
EEC Station 5401 Rincon, GA Kinder Morgan 45,579
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 6 LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO Lockheed Martin 43,418
Delta Air Lines Inc.- Atlanta Operations Delta Air Lines 42,270
Sowega Power Project GEORGIA ENERGY COOP 42,099
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE CO 41,031
BASF Corporation IMin Partners 39,557
VMC Specialty Alloys LLC VISTA METALS CORP. 38,972
MOUNT VERNON MILLS INC APPAREL FABRICS DIV R B PAMPLIN CORP 38,110
KAMIN LLC - Wrens Main IMin Partners 36,665
Doyle Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 36,315
U S ARMY FORT BENNING MANEUVER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE U.S. Government 35,666
ALADDIN MILLS - ANTIOCH RD PLA NT Mohawk Industries 35,443
Habersham County - S.R.-13 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Habersham County, GA 35,201
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY REEDY CREEK PLANT Thiele Kaolin 34,898
Laurens Co - Old Macon Road MSWL Laurens County, GA 34,592
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY State of Georgia 33,909
TRANSCO STATION 116 Williams Companies 33,857
AL Sandersville Carlyle Group 33,293 50%
AL Sandersville Harbert Management 33,293 50%
NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO Aditya Birla Group 33,165
SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP INC PLANT 4 Berkshire Hathaway 33,094
IMERYS SANDERSVILLE CALCINE PLANT Groupe Bruxelles Lambert 32,856
COLUMBUS SCHATULGA ROAD SANITARY LF Columbus, GA 32,723
Darling Ingredients Inc. Darling Ingredients 32,469
FRITO-LAY, INC. - PERRY PLANT PepsiCo 31,603
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Albany Lumber Koch Industries 31,245
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee, GA Kinder Morgan 31,176 50%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee, GA Southern Company 31,176 50%
Gold Bond - SAV Plant National Gypsum 30,704
CertainTeed Saint-Gobain 30,246
EEC Station 5406 Jefferson County, GA Kinder Morgan 30,239
TRANSCO STATION 125 Williams Companies 29,647
MPC Generating, LLC MPC GENERATING LLC 29,377
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC Molson Coors Beverage 29,164
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY Southwire 28,343
Albany Enbridge 28,330
Thiele Kaolin Company Deepstep Road Plant Thiele Kaolin 27,630
Symrise Symrise AG 27,209
Southern Company Transmission and Distribution Southern Company 26,720
GENERAL MILLS INC. General Mills 25,574
Hollingsworth & Vose HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO 24,691
OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - FAIRBURN Owens Corning 24,123
Kia Georgia, Inc. Kia Motors 23,188
Gun Club Road Landfill City of Atlanta, GA 23,043
Mohawk Industries - S. HAMILTON ST. PLANT Mohawk Industries 22,846
KaMin LLC-Macon IMin Partners 22,783
Baker Pl Rd Landfill Columbia County, GA 21,803
Baconton GEORGIA ENERGY COOP 19,931
McIntosh (6124) Southern Company 19,304
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. CARTERSVI LLE BREWERY Anheuser-Busch InBev 18,719
Cherokee LNG Southern Company 18,092
Bonnell Aluminum, Inc. Tredegar 17,808
Macon LNG Southern Company 17,460
CARBO Ceramics Inc. - McIntyre Plant Wilks Brothers 17,302
Fulton County Merk Miles Road Landfill Fulton County, GA 16,504
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston, GA Kinder Morgan 16,500 50%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston, GA Southern Company 16,500 50%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate, GA Kinder Morgan 15,871 50%
SNG Station 5283 Hall Gate, GA Southern Company 15,871 50%
CARBO Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Plant Wilks Brothers 15,446
HICKORY RIDGE LANDFILL Republic Services 12,364
CITY OF LA GRANGE LANDFILL City of LaGrange, GA 11,465
Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Plant 80 Berkshire Hathaway 10,519
LIVE OAK LANDFILL & RECYLING CENTER Waste Management Inc. 7,960
Swift Creek Environmental Landfill Republic Services 5,836
Albany Green Energy Ember Infrastructure 5,622 50%
Albany Green Energy ReEnergy Holdings 5,622 50%
US CERAMICS LLC Resource Capital Funds 3,489
KING AMERICA FINISHING, INC. Milliken 976
US Ceramics, LLC - Andersonville Resource Capital Funds 96
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 0
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