PERI Greenhouse 100 Polluters State Summary For North Carolina
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Overall
Summary for North Carolina Value
Total 2023 CO2 equivalent emissions (millions of metric tons): 44.7
Percentage of national total: 1.7
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 36.1 21
Municipal Landfills 3.1 38
Pulp and Paper 1.0 5
Glass Production 0.6 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 5,584,208
Marshall Duke Energy 5,154,520
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 4,122,412
Cliffside Duke Energy 3,711,094
Richmond County Combustion Turbine Plant Duke Energy 3,485,840
H F Lee Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 2,637,535
Plant Rowan County Southern Company 1,676,213
Buck Duke Energy 1,570,968
L V Sutton Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 1,495,649
Dan River Duke Energy 1,470,089
Asheville Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 1,455,027
Mayo Electric Generating Plant Duke Energy 1,369,520
Kings Mountain Energy Center Kings Mountain Energy Center (facility) 1,237,626
Rockingham County Combustion Turbine Duke Energy 456,149
Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC Apollo Global Management 400,763
Cleveland County Generating Facility Southern Company 356,229
PCS PHOSPHATE COMPANY INCORPORATED Nutrien Ltd. 321,374
International Paper-Riegelwood International Paper 301,786
Wolfspeed RTP Wolfspeed Inc. 257,690
WestRock Kraft Paper, LLC Smurfit Westrock PLC 255,718
CITY OF GREENSBORO WHITE STREET LANDFILL City of Greensboro, NC 220,460
NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY Nucor 216,464
PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA, INC. Nippon Sheet Glass 201,177
Charlotte Motor Speedway Landfill V Republic Services 196,457
Domtar Paper Company LLC - Plymouth Paper Excellence Group 195,445
The University of NC Chapel Hill State of North Carolina 169,133
SAMPSON COUNTY DISPOSAL, LLC GFL Environmental 165,070
CLEVELAND COUNTY LANDFILL Cleveland County, NC 143,437
Duke Energy Power Delivery Carolinas Duke Energy 143,337
Piedmont Natural Gas - North Carolina Duke Energy 142,641
G G Allen Duke Energy 141,043
Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority COASTAL REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 138,925
Alamance County Landfill Alamance County, NC 134,682
IREDELL CO-TWINS OAKS RD;3260 Iredell County, NC 133,233
ROBESON COUNTY LANDFILL Robeson County, NC 127,840
ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM YILDIRIM Group 120,283
white oak landfill Haywood County, NC 116,671
International Paper - New Bern Mill International Paper 114,519
NCSU CENTRAL HEAT PLANT University Of North Carolina 112,758
Kersey Valley MSW Landfill City of High Point, NC 106,753
CARDINAL FG FLAT GLASS PLANT CARDINAL GLASS INDUSTRIES 106,520
JOHNSTON COUNTY MSW LANDFILL Johnston County, NC 98,907
BLACKBURN SANITARY LANDFILL Catawba County, NC 96,949
EAST CAROLINA REGIONAL LANDFILL Republic Services 92,680
DUKE UNIVERSITY Duke University 91,986
ONSLOW COUNTY LANDFILL Onslow County, NC 91,547
Gold Bond - MTH Plant National Gypsum 85,512
CAROLINA STALITE COMPANY CAROLINA STALITE CO 84,771
US MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE U.S. Government 84,380
Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 82,993
ADM Southport Archer Daniels Midland 82,308
SOUTH WAKE LANDFILL Wake County, NC 81,951
Clearwater Paper Shelby, LLC Sofidel Group 78,238
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Henderson) Ardagh Packaging Group 77,625
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ANN STREET LANDFILL Cumberland County, NC 75,196
HEADQUARTERS XVIII ABN CORPS AND FORT LIBERTY U.S. Government 74,796
Davidson County Integrated Solid Waste Management Dept. Davidson County, NC 73,681
ELECTRIC GLASS FIBER AMERICA, LLC Nippon Electric Glass Co. 72,507
BUNCOMBE COUNTY NEW LANDFILL Buncombe County, NC 70,464
UWHARRIE ENVIRONMENTAL Republic Services 69,761
Darling In, Ingredients - Fayetteville Darling Ingredients 68,801
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel WH Group 67,984
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. - PLANT 06 O-I Glass 67,571
Cargill, Inc. Cargill 66,583
Great Oak Landfill Waste Management Inc. 65,194
Wilkes County Landfill Wilkes County, NC 64,793
Anson County Waste Management Facility Waste Connections Inc. 63,836
Wolfspeed, Inc Wolfspeed Inc. 61,966
CITY OF ALBEMARLE LANDFILL City of Albemarle, NC 61,211
ATI Specialty Materials, Monroe Plant ATI Inc. 60,858
UPPER PIEDMONT REGIONAL LANDFILL Republic Services 59,539
GASTON COUNTY LANDFILL Gaston County, NC 57,758
PSNC Dominion Energy 56,272
NCEMC Anson Plant North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation 52,914
TRANSCO STATION 160 Williams Companies 52,776
Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc - Charlotte Mill Gerdau 50,136
LINCOLN COUNTY LANDFILL Lincoln County, NC 48,874
NEW HANOVER COUNTY SECURE LANDFILL New Hanover County, NC 47,523
CHEMOURS COMPANY - FAYETTEVILLE WORKS Chemours 46,277
Foothills Environmental Republic Services 46,223
CAMPBELL SOUP SUPPLY COMPANY Campbell Soup 46,012
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL Rockingham County, NC 45,313
EGGER Wood Products, LLC EGGER Group 45,140
Ardagh Glass Inc. (Wilson) Ardagh Packaging Group 44,661
NCEMC Hamlet Plant North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation 43,516
Orange County Regional Landfill Orange County, NC 43,198
TRANSCO STATION 150 Williams Companies 42,287
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE INCORPORATED Bridgestone 40,373
Gold Bond - WLM Plant National Gypsum 40,329
TYSON FARMS INCORPORATED HARMONY Tyson Foods 40,293
Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Rose Hill Darling Ingredients 40,201
U S MARINE CORPS CHERRY POINT AIR STATION U.S. Government 39,135
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Inc Goodyear Tire & Rubber 37,781
EVONIK SUPERABSORBER LLC Evonik Industries 36,504
ALPEK POLYESTER USA, LLC Alpek 35,596
COVATION BIOMATERIALS KINSTON SITE Huafon Group 34,955
STARPET INCORPORATED Indorama Ventures 34,534
ROWAN COUNTY LANDFILL Rowan County, NC 33,230
Electric Glass Fiber America, LLC Nippon Electric Glass Co. 32,839
CHARLOTTE PIPE & FOUNDRY CO Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. 32,673
HANES MILL ROAD LANDFILL City of Winston-Salem, NC 32,617
Potters Industries LLC. - Apex, NC The Jordan Company 32,591
Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Wadesboro Darling Ingredients 31,400
CertainTeed Gypsum NC, Inc. Saint-Gobain 31,010
Pitt County Landfill Pitt County, NC 30,230
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. WHITAKER PARK British American Tobacco 28,594
Patheon Manufacturing Services LLC Thermo Fisher Scientific 28,392
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition NA, Inc. Ajinomoto 27,664
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. Clinton WH Group 27,143
Stepan Stepan 27,067
3M Pittsboro 3M Company 27,051
FRITO-LAY, INCORPORATED PepsiCo 26,631
Ingredion Incorporated Ingredion 26,387
SURRY COUNTY LANDFILL Surry County, NC 26,066
QORVO Qorvo 24,793
Piedmont Natural Gas - Tennessee Duke Energy 24,756
TYSON FARMS, INC. Tyson Foods 21,783
Lenoir County Landfill Lenoir County, NC 21,403
Oxford MSW Landfill Granville County, NC 20,196
NGK Ceramics USA, Inc. NGK Insulators 20,167
Cascades Tissue Group North Carolina Cascades Inc. 19,707
Lincoln Duke Energy 19,532
Carolina Stalite Company CAROLINA STALITE CO 19,189
Piedmont Natural Gas - South Carolina Duke Energy 17,655
Granges Americas Inc.- SRM GRANGES 16,960
Wayne County Landfill Wayne County, NC 12,110
PERDUE FARMS INC Perdue 9,986
GSK, INC. GSK plc 8,130
Craven County Wood Energy CMS Energy 3,681 50%
Craven County Wood Energy I Squared Capital 3,681 50%
City of Lexington City of Lexington, NC 2,286
Frontier Natural Gas Ullico Inc. 0
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