PERI: Greenhouse Suppliers 100 Index

PERI Greenhouse 100 Suppliers Press Release For Wisconsin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Michael Ash mash@umass.edu / 413-545-6329 or Kim Weinstein kweinstein@peri.umass.edu / 703-229-2146
or visit PERI's Corporate Toxics Information Project on the web at http://toxic100.org.

PERI Releases Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Rankings of U.S. Fossil Fuel Suppliers

AMHERST, MA, October 2, 2023 – The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst announces the publication of the Greenhouse 100 Suppliers, a comprehensive ranking of corporations that contribute to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by supplying fossil fuels. The Greenhouse 100 Suppliers rankings come with an open-access database that provides information on all fossil fuel suppliers in the country and by state, both at the level of individual facilities and at the level of parent corporations that own them, and offers a comprehensive search tool for every fossil fuel corporation.

The following is PERI's analysis for Wisconsin.

Overall

Summary for Wisconsin	Value
Total 2021 CO2 from supplied fuels (millions of metric tons):	27.6
Percentage of national total:	0.6
Rank among US states (1=top):	28
CO2 from petroleum (mmt):	0.0
CO2 from natural gas (mmt):	27.6
CO2 from coal (mmt):	0.0

Top 5 Supplier Companies in Wisconsin

Company	CO2 (mmt)	CO2 from nat. gas (mmt)	Num. facilities
WEC Energy Group	19.3	19.3	4
Alliant Energy	5.0	5.0	1
MGE ENERGY INC	1.6	1.6	1
Xcel Energy	1.2	1.2	2
Allete	0.1	0.1	1

Top 10 Supplier Facilities in Wisconsin

Facility Name	CO2 (metric tons)	Company
WISCONSIN GAS COMPANY	9,815,833	WEC Energy Group
Wisconsin Power & Light Gas Distribution	5,039,125	Alliant Energy
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation	4,867,271	WEC Energy Group
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY	4,553,081	WEC Energy Group
Madison Gas and Electric Company, LDC	1,582,974	MGE ENERGY INC
Northern States Power Company, A Wisconsin Corporation	1,159,374	Xcel Energy
SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT and POWER COMPANY	145,661	Allete
MIDWEST NATURAL GAS, INC.	131,799	Midwest Natural Gas
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation	96,783	WEC Energy Group
Rock Energy Cooperative	77,973	ROCK ENERGY COOPERATIVE

The recent court case Held vs Montana, a historic victory for young climate advocates, drew attention to the importance of fossil fuel production at the state level. The companion Greenhouse 100 Suppliers State List presents state rankings for the quantity of fossil fuels introduced into the U.S. economy. Texas, Wyoming, Louisiana, California, and Illinois top the list. (Montana is 14th among states.)

The Greenhouse 100 Suppliers rankings are the first comprehensive database to cover emissions from all three fossil fuels: oil, natural gas, and coal. The Greenhouse 100 Suppliers rankings are based on data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Project (GHGRP) on oil and natural gas suppliers, together with data on coal suppliers obtained from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, using methods described in a peer-reviewed journal article. (Coal suppliers were exempted from the reporting requirements of the GHGRP.) This second edition of the Greenhouse 100 Suppliers contains more detailed data than the first edition, especially for coal mines, and the Greenhouse 100 Coal Suppliers data are also available.

The rankings provide a window on corporate responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions and potential liability for the resulting damages to Earth’s climate. “In making this information available, we are building on the historic achievements of the right-to-know movement,” explains Professor Michael Ash, co-director of PERI’s Corporate Toxics Information Project. “Our goal is to engender public participation in environmental decision-making, and to help residents translate the right to know into the right to clean air, clean water, and a livable planet.”

Detailed state page for Wisconsin