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PERI Greenhouse 100 Polluters State Summary For Kentucky

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Overall

Summary for KentuckyValue
Total 2023 CO2 equivalent emissions (millions of metric tons):65.1
Percentage of national total:2.5
Rank among US states (1=top):13

Top 5 Polluter Companies in Kentucky

CompanyCO2 equivalent emissions (mmt)% of state totalNum. facilities
PPL Corp.26.843.68
U.S. Government8.513.95
East Kentucky Power Cooperative8.213.35
Big Rivers Electric Corp.3.35.43
Duke Energy2.54.11

Top 5 Sectors in Kentucky

Sector NameCO2 equivalent emissions (mmt)Num. facilities
Power Plants50.421
Petroleum Refineries2.21
Municipal Landfills1.625
Lime Manufacturing1.43
Natural Gas Transmission/Compression1.421

All facilities in Kentucky

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(Click on column headers to re-sort table: current sort is by CO2 equivalent emissions (mt) descending.)
(Links on facility names lead to FLIGHT reports.)
Facility NameParentCO2 equivalent emissions (mt) down arrowSplit *
GhentPPL Corp.9,677,872
H L SpurlockEast Kentucky Power Cooperative7,372,549
Mill CreekPPL Corp.7,214,107
Trimble CountyPPL Corp.6,994,442
ShawneeU.S. Government5,828,807
D B WilsonBig Rivers Electric Corp.3,222,613
ParadiseU.S. Government2,534,934
East BendDuke Energy2,494,124
Catlettsburg Refining, LLCMarathon Petroleum2,238,478
Cane RunPPL Corp.1,806,075
KOSMOS CEMENT COEagle Materials1,320,866
E.W. BrownPPL Corp.1,062,999
CARMEUSE LIME BLACK RIVER OPERATIONCarmeuse886,781
Big SandyAmerican Electric Power640,818
Century Aluminum Sebree LLCCentury Aluminum564,341
WESTLAKE VINYLS INCWestlake Chemical489,941
CHEMOURS LOUISVILLE WORKSChemours486,171
John S. CooperEast Kentucky Power Cooperative484,225
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLCNucor378,216
Warrior Coal, LLCAlliance Resource Partners344,390
BIG RUN LANDFILLBoyd County Sanitary Landfill Inc327,377
MISSISSIPPI LIME CO - VERONA PLANTHBM Holdings322,597
Riverside Generating CompanyLS Power284,168
Smith Generating FacilityEast Kentucky Power Cooperative278,761
North American StainlessAcerinox275,108
CARMEUSE LIME & STONE MAYSVILLE FACILITYCarmeuse236,315
LOGAN ALUMINUM INCUACJ Corp.230,180
CC METALS & ALLOYS, LLCGEORGIAN AMERICAN ALLOYS INC204,520
DTE Calvert City, LLCDTE Energy199,368
WEST DAVIES COUNTY LANDFILLDaviess County, KY195,322
Pride MineAmerican Consolidated Natural Resources Inc.193,919
Commonwealth Rolled ProductsAmerican Industrial Partners179,883
Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLCShanying International177,856
CertainTeed Gypsum Silver Grove, LLC.Saint-Gobain169,674
DOW SILICONES CORPORATIONDow Inc.166,597
AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBERMichelin161,361
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC - CATLETTSBURG HYDROGEN PLANTAir Products & Chemicals147,006
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Morehead CSTC Energy132,810
GLASGOW LANDFILLCity of Glasgow, KY131,732
DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC HAWESVILLE MILLPaper Excellence Group131,171
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Grayson CSTC Energy126,081
TGP Station 106 Clay City, KYKinder Morgan123,716
15-18565/15-18662American Resources Corporation122,327
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP OWENSBORO OPERATIONSKimberly-Clark121,014
DanvilleEnbridge120,841
OwingsvilleEnbridge118,716
WEST KENTUCKY LANDFILLGFL Environmental113,432
R D GreenBig Rivers Electric Corp.107,752
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION CO. Clementsville CSTC Energy107,551
ARKEMA, INC.Arkema105,680
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Goodluck CSTC Energy94,600
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Paint LickTC Energy93,906
MarshallU.S. Government92,774
AGC FLAT GLASS N AMERICA INCAGC Inc.90,786
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING KENTUCKY INCORPORATEDToyota84,406
INGEVITY VIRGINIA CORPORATION - CARBON PLANTIngevity80,868
HOPKINS CO REGIONAL LANDFILL - BITUMINOUWaste Connections Inc.80,498
FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANTFord Motor78,715
Nelson County Solid Waste Disposal FacilityNelson County Fiscal Court, KY78,581
ISP CHEMICALS LLCAshland Inc.71,343
LAUREL RIDGE LANDFILLWaste Connections Inc.68,747
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYUniversity Of Kentucky67,867
TGP Station 200 Greenup, KYKinder Morgan66,053
CERTAINTEED GYPSUM & CEILING MFG INCSaint-Gobain65,220
RUMPKE OF KENTUCKY INCRUMPKE CONSOLIDATED COS INC65,096
COMMONWEALTH AGRI-ENERGY LLCHOPKINSVILLE ELEVATOR CO64,909
Nucor Steel BrandenburgNucor64,560
TGP Station 114 Catlettsburg, KYKinder Morgan63,497
ROBARDS PROCESSING - TYSON CHICKEN INC.Tyson Foods62,614
Buffalo Trace DistillerySAZERAC62,607
OWENSBORO GRAIN COCargill61,798
VEOLIA ES MOREHEAD LANDFILLWaste Management Inc.61,696
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY KENTUCKY PLANTSouthwire57,297
NOVELIS ALUMINUM CORPORATIONAditya Birla Group56,054
JIM BEAM BRANDS COMPANYSuntory52,993
Monument Chemical Kentucky, LLCMonument Chemical52,086
ANR Pipeline Madisonville CSTC Energy51,492
Arcosa Lightweight - Brooks PlantArcosa Inc.51,444
Real Alloy Recycling, LLCREAL ALLOY HOLDING LLC50,468
RUMPKE OF KENTUCKY INCRUMPKE CONSOLIDATED COS INC50,324
Carbide Industries LLCCarbide Industries50,321
International Paper - Maysville MillInternational Paper50,288
AUDUBON METALS LLCKOCH ENTERPRISES49,175
LEXINGTON / FAYETTE LANDFILLLexington Fayette Urban County Government48,884
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - HENDERSON MILLInternational Paper48,602
COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION LLC STANTON CSTC Energy48,488
LOU MED CENTER STEAM PLANTLouisville Medical Center Inc.48,263
Pike Co. LandfillPike County Fiscal Court47,953
Central Kentucky LandfillWASTE SERVICES OF BLUEGRASS47,040
Perdue Cromwell Processing PlantPerdue46,301
DOZIT COMPANY LANDFILLRepublic Services44,525
TGP Station 096 Campbellsville, KYKinder Morgan42,553
CALGON CARBON CORPKuraray42,040
Blue Diamond Mining Mine 77Sev.en Energy41,827
FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANTFord Motor40,581
HQ 101ST AIRBOURNE DIVU.S. Government40,548
Siloam FractionationMPLX LP40,426
ROHM AND HAAS CHEMICALS LLCDow Inc.39,962
TGP Station 875 Richmond, KYKinder Morgan39,775
OUTER LOOP RECYCLING & DISPOSAWaste Management Inc.38,637
TGP Station 871 Campbellsville, KYKinder Morgan37,753
GREEN VALLEY LANDFILLRepublic Services35,038
U.S. ARMY GARRISON FORT KNOXU.S. Government34,369
VALLEY VIEW LANDFILLRepublic Services34,239
Hardin County LandfillHardin County, KY32,721
Bavarian Trucking Co., Inc.BAVARIAN TRUCKING CO INC32,576
Darling Ingredients Inc.Darling Ingredients31,706
Heaven Hill Distilleries - Bernheim DistilleryHeaven Hill Distilleries Inc30,343
OHIO COUNTY BALEFILL LANDFILLOhio County, KY30,311
Texas Gas Transmission - Hardinsburg StationLoews Corp.29,962
JIM BEAM BRANDS COMPANYSuntory28,007
Texas Gas Transmission - Slaughters StationLoews Corp.27,984
DART CONTAINER CORPORATION OF KENTUCKYDart Container27,086
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Means CSTC Energy26,884
Benson Valley LFRepublic Services26,622
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Haier26,399
Clariant Corporation, Louisville Site, West PlantClariant25,457
Essity Operations Wausau LLCEssity23,476
Bluegrass Generating StationEast Kentucky Power Cooperative23,398
BROWN-FORMAN DISTILLERY (FORMERLY EARLY TIMES DISTILLERS CO)Brown-Forman23,264
Texas Gas Transmission - Calvert City StationLoews Corp.22,686
LG&E and KU Energy, LLCPPL Corp.22,019
Southern Sanitation LandfillWaste Management Inc.21,068
OHIO VALLEY ALUMINUM CO INCGiampaolo Group18,88050%
OHIO VALLEY ALUMINUM CO INCRio Tinto18,88050%
Texas Gas Transmission - Midland Storage FieldLoews Corp.16,335
Paddys RunPPL Corp.15,913
TRI-K LANDFILL INCRepublic Services15,190
Bakelite SyntheticsBlack Diamond Capital Management15,02550%
Bakelite SyntheticsInvestindustrial15,02550%
Southern Star Central Gas PipelineMorgan Stanley14,230
Mubea, Inc.MUBEA INC12,577
EPPERSON WASTE DISPOSALRepublic Services11,126
BLUE RIDGE RECYCLING & DISPOSAL FACILITYWaste Management Inc.8,567
East Kentucky Power Transmission SystemEast Kentucky Power Cooperative6,220
Robert ReidBig Rivers Electric Corp.4,669
LG&E and KU Energy, LLC - Subpart DD SF6PPL Corp.4,358
Texas Gas Transmission - Jeffersontown StationLoews Corp.2,385
TompkinsvilleEnbridge1,793
Murray Natural GasCity of Murray, KY1,434
Benton Gas SystemCity of Benton, KY1,398
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF KENTUCKYCentury Aluminum1
For more information on the data, see the technical notes.
* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's emissions have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies.

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