PERI Greenhouse 100 Polluters State Summary For Georgia
Overall
Summary for Georgia Value
Total 2022 CO2 equivalent emissions (millions of metric tons): 55.2
Percentage of national total: 2.0
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 41.7 30
Municipal Landfills 4.3 48
Pulp and Paper 2.3 11
Ammonia Manufacturing 1.2 1
Other Paper Producers 1.1 6
All facilities in Georgia
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Facility Name Parent CO2 equivalent emissions (mt) Split *
Bowen Southern Company 8,475,024
Scherer Plant Scherer (single power plant) 8,170,628
Jack McDonough Southern Company 6,690,615
Wansley CC Southern Company 3,364,045
Thomas A. Smith Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 3,194,804
McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility Southern Company 3,032,996
PCS NITROGEN FERTILIZER, L.P. Nutrien Ltd. 1,250,738
Wansley (6052) Southern Company 1,016,807
Bobby C. Smith Jr. Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 988,641
Chattahoochee Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 967,141
Wansley (7946) Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 915,901
Yates Southern Company 872,712
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CEDAR SPRINGS LLC Koch Industries 633,658
GEORGIA-PACIFIC SAVANNAH RIVER LLC Koch Industries 540,058
Hawk Road Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 489,241
Tenaska Georgia Generating Station Tenaska 433,888
Walton County Power, LLC Oglethorpe Power 420,050
W I TAYLOR COUNTY LANDFILL LLC GFL Environmental 409,290
Graphic Packaging International - Augusta Graphic Packaging 395,595
Talbot Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 393,087
INTERNATIONAL PAPER SAVANNA MILL International Paper 371,691
CEMEX SOUTHEAST LLC Cemex 353,805
SEMINOLE ROAD MSW LANDFILL Dekalb County, GA 351,800
Brunswick Cellulose, Inc. Koch Industries 331,203
Sewell Creek Energy Oglethorpe Power 287,989
DEANS BRIDGE RD MSW LANDFILL Augusta-Richmond County, GA 266,009
Washington County Power, LLC Harbert Management 252,301
Edward L Addison Generating Plant Southern Company 228,708
RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS LLC, JESUP MILL Rayonier Advanced Materials 226,596
Dahlberg (Jackson County) Southern Company 225,157
Mid-Georgia Cogeneration Rockland Capital 224,158
Gordon County (Redbone Ridges) Landfill Gordon County, GA 218,048
International Paper ROME LINERBOARD MILL International Paper 203,787
Smarr Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 201,710
Hartwell Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 193,355
Atlanta Gas Light Company Southern Company 175,745
PROCTER & GAMBLE Procter & Gamble 164,046
SAVANNAH SUGAR REFINERY Louis Dreyfus 150,740
BASF Corporation BASF 150,720
DALTON WHITFIELD REGIONAL SW MANAGEMENT Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority 147,479
C-E MINERALS PLANTS 1/2/6 Groupe Bruxelles Lambert 146,288
SP Fiber Technologies Southeast, LLC Smurfit Westrock plc 144,631
SAVANNAH-DEAN FOREST ROAD LANDFILL City of Savannah, GA 141,860
SLNG Elba Island Terminal Savannah, GA Kinder Morgan 139,615
Turkey Run Landfill Waste Management Inc. 135,232
Green Power Solutions of Georgia, LLC Green Power Solutions of Georgia LLC 127,741
RICHLAND CREEK ROAD LANDFILL Republic Services 126,330
BASF CORP ATTAPULGUS OPS BASF 124,924
EAGLE POINT LANDFILL, LLC GFL Environmental 121,939
EEC Station 5412 Hartwell, GA Kinder Morgan 120,855
ADS-PECAN ROW-EVERGREEN LANDFILLS Waste Management Inc. 118,347
PINE RIDGE LANDFIL Republic Services 118,017
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL Graphic Packaging 115,262
PINE BLUFF LANDFILL Waste Management Inc. 113,986
Tyson Farms, Inc/ Cuthbert Plant Tyson Foods 111,548
TRANSCO STATION 120 Williams Companies 107,484
Dougherty County - Fleming/Gaissert Rd Landfill Dougherty County, GA 107,317
City of Thomasville Municipal Solid Waste Landfill City of Thomasville, GA 106,758
Irving Consumer Products Inc - Macon Irving Group 103,043
Columbus Pine Grove MSWLF Columbus, GA 102,198
International Paper-Port Wentworth International Paper 100,619
Camden County SR 110 MSW Landfill Camden County, GA 98,893
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL Gerdau 98,774
CARAUSTAR MILL GROUP INC AUSTELL BOXBOARD MILLS Greif Inc. 96,855
Hall County Candler Road MSWLF Hall County, GA 96,230
WALKER MOUNTAIN LANDFILL-ROME-FLOYD SW COMMISSION Rome-Floyd County Solid Waste Commission 95,328
MPC Generating, LLC MPC Generating, LLC 94,465
THIELE KAOLIN SANDERSVILLE Thiele 93,672
International Paper - Flint River Mill International Paper 90,763
Doyle Energy Facility Oglethorpe Power 90,246
Broadhurst Environmental Landfill Republic Services 89,484
ETC of Georgia, LLC - Grady Road Landfill GFL Environmental 88,382
Armstrong World Industries Inc Armstrong World Industries 86,607
PRATT INDUSTRIES MILL DIV CONYERS Pratt Industries 83,486
McIntosh (6124) Southern Company 82,816
R & B LANDFILL Waste Management Inc. 82,726
Baconton GEORGIA ENERGY COOP 80,028
TRANSCO STATION 130 Williams Companies 78,854
PACKAGING CORP. OF AMERICA Packaging Corporation of America 75,662
Tyson Poultry, Inc., Cumming API Tyson Foods 73,708
Wolf Creek Landfill, LLC Waste Management Inc. 73,681
Decatur County Solid Waste Facility Decatur County, GA 71,562
ATHENS & CLARKE COUNTIES-DUNLAP ROAD LF Athens-Clarke County, GA 70,743
Interstate Paper LLC dba DSSmith Riceboro DS Smith PLC 70,315
HOUSTON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Houston County, GA 69,973
SNF Holding Company SNF Group 66,502
NEWTON COUNTY LANDFILL Newton County, GA 64,772
ADM Valdosta Archer Daniels Midland 63,148
Cedar Grove Landfill Lamar County, GA 62,686
CITY OF TIFTON / OMEGA / ELDORADO ROAD LF City of Tifton, GA 60,943
Southern Company Transmission and Distribution Southern Company 60,480
SUPERIOR LANDFILL & RECYCLING CENTER Waste Management Inc. 60,424
MOUNT VERNON MILLS INC APPAREL FABRICS DIV R B PAMPLIN CORP 60,285
Macon Bibb Walker Road MSWL Macon-Bibb County, GA 60,210
Anchor Glass Container Corporation - Plant 14 CVC Capital Partners 59,732
Fort Stewart Hqs 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) U.S. Government 58,905
U S ARMY FORT BENNING MANEUVER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE U.S. Government 58,796
Kraton Chemical, LLC DL Chemical 57,990
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA State of Georgia 55,410
KAMIN LLC - Wrens Main IMin Partners 54,314
Atkinson County - S.R. 50 MSW Landfill Atkinson County, GA 53,361
Crisp County Landfill Crisp County, GA 53,267
AL Sandersville Carlyle Group 52,193 50%
AL Sandersville Harbert Management 52,193 50%
GEORGIA PACIFIC GYPSUM Koch Industries 51,916
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC Solvay 51,741
U.S. AIR FORCE ROBINS AFB GA U.S. Government 51,478
EMORY UNIVERSITY EMORY UNIVERSITY 51,409
BASF CORP SAVANNAH OPERATIONS BASF 50,915
CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL Waste Management Inc. 50,912
OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILL Republic Services 47,559
MURRAY COUNTY LANDFILL Murray County, GA 47,369
CARGILL Cargill 46,790
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 6 LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO Lockheed Martin 46,250
Albany Enbridge 46,128
BASF Corporation IMin Partners 45,458
TRANSCO STATION 125 Williams Companies 44,622
Delta Air Lines Inc.- Atlanta Operations Delta Air Lines 43,552
Sowega Power Project GEORGIA ENERGY COOP 43,293
Pinova Inc. Firmenich 42,500
THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY REEDY CREEK PLANT Thiele 42,499
SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP INC PLANT 4 Berkshire Hathaway 40,908
IMERYS SANDERSVILLE CALCINE PLANT Groupe Bruxelles Lambert 40,766
Clayton County SR 3 Lovejoy Landfill Clayton County, GA 40,358
EEC Station 5401 Rincon, GA Kinder Morgan 39,668
Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Albany Lumber Koch Industries 39,654
SK Battery America SK Holdings 38,427
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE CO 37,540
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY State of Georgia 36,503
NOVELIS CORP - GREENSBORO Aditya Birla Group 36,311
ALADDIN MILLS - ANTIOCH RD PLA NT Mohawk Industries 35,587
TRANSCO STATION 116 Williams Companies 34,638
CertainTeed Saint-Gobain 34,406
Habersham County - S.R.-13 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Habersham County, GA 33,680
Laurens Co - Old Macon Road MSWL Laurens County, GA 33,541
KING AMERICA FINISHING, INC. Milliken 32,928
FRITO-LAY, INC. - PERRY PLANT PepsiCo 32,737
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY Southwire 32,114
Hollingsworth & Vose HOLLINGSWORTH & VOSE CO 31,718
Thiele Kaolin Company Deepstep Road Plant Thiele 31,560
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC Molson Coors Beverage 31,454
Darling Ingredients Inc. Darling Ingredients 31,179
COLUMBUS SCHATULGA ROAD SANITARY LF Columbus, GA 30,553
GENERAL MILLS INC. General Mills 29,702
KaMin LLC-Macon IMin Partners 27,878
Mohawk Industries - S. HAMILTON ST. PLANT Mohawk Industries 27,404
OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC - FAIRBURN Owens Corning 26,617
Gold Bond - SAV Plant National Gypsum 26,050
Baker Pl Rd Landfill Columbia County, GA 24,407
Kia Georgia, Inc. Kia Motors 23,851
Gun Club Road Landfill City of Atlanta, GA 23,307
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston, GA Kinder Morgan 22,691 50%
SNG Station 5272 Thomaston, GA Southern Company 22,691 50%
EEC Station 5406 Jefferson County, GA Kinder Morgan 21,524
Bonnell Aluminum, Inc. Tredegar 21,328
Macon LNG Southern Company 20,374
CARBO Ceramics Inc. - McIntyre Plant Wilks Brothers 19,599
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC. CARTERSVI LLE BREWERY Anheuser-Busch InBev 19,427
Fulton County Merk Miles Road Landfill Fulton County, GA 17,929
Cherokee LNG Southern Company 17,063
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee, GA Kinder Morgan 15,629 50%
SNG Station 5277 Ocmulgee, GA Southern Company 15,629 50%
US Silica Company - Millen Plant U.S. Silica 14,962
Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Plant 80 Berkshire Hathaway 13,653
US CERAMICS LLC Resource Capital Funds 13,193
CARBO Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Plant Wilks Brothers 12,717
Symrise Symrise AG 11,683
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie, GA Kinder Morgan 10,166 50%
SNG Station 5267 Ellerslie, GA Southern Company 10,166 50%
HICKORY RIDGE LANDFILL Republic Services 9,319
CITY OF LA GRANGE LANDFILL City of LaGrange, GA 8,597
LIVE OAK LANDFILL & RECYLING CENTER Waste Management Inc. 8,325
Swift Creek Environmental Landfill Republic Services 7,915
Albany Green Energy Ember Infrastructure 4,882 50%
Albany Green Energy ReEnergy Holdings 4,882 50%
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 0
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