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Greenhouse gas emissions in Kentucky

Large facilities in Kentucky reported 65.13 million t of direct greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 (140 emitting facilities), EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, with the 40 largest emitters and every county.

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How much greenhouse gas do large facilities in Kentucky emit?

YearDirect emissionsReporting facilities
2010114.21 million t126
2011121.92 million t162
2012111.13 million t157
2013110.05 million t158
2014110.65 million t156
201599.80 million t151
201691.47 million t146
201784.27 million t139
201886.57 million t143
201978.65 million t143
202066.51 million t138
202173.85 million t137
202272.67 million t138
202365.13 million t140

Which 40 facilities in Kentucky emitted the most greenhouse gas in 2023?

FacilityDirect emissions (latest year)Year
Ghent
Ghent, KY · NAICS 221112
9.68 million t2023
H L Spurlock
Maysville, KY · NAICS 221112
7.37 million t2023
Mill Creek
Louisville, KY · NAICS 221112
7.21 million t2023
Trimble County
Bedford, KY · NAICS 221112
6.99 million t2023
Shawnee
West Paducah, KY · NAICS 221112
5.83 million t2023
D B Wilson
Island, KY · NAICS 221112
3.22 million t2023
Paradise
Drakesboro, KY · NAICS 221112
2.53 million t2023
East Bend
Union, KY · NAICS 221112
2.49 million t2023
Catlettsburg Refining, LLC
Catlettsburg, KY · NAICS 324110
2.24 million t2023
Cane Run
Louisville, KY · NAICS 221112
1.81 million t2023
KOSMOS CEMENT CO
Louisville, KY · NAICS 327310
1.32 million t2023
E.W. Brown
Harrodsburg, KY · NAICS 221112
1.06 million t2023
CARMEUSE LIME BLACK RIVER OPERATION
Butler, KY · NAICS 327410
886,781 t2023
Big Sandy
Louisa, KY · NAICS 221112
640,818 t2023
Century Aluminum Sebree LLC
Robards, KY · NAICS 331313
564,341 t2023
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC
Calvert City, KY · NAICS 325110
489,941 t2023
CHEMOURS LOUISVILLE WORKS
Louisville, KY · NAICS 325120
486,171 t2023
John S. Cooper
Somerset, KY · NAICS 221112
484,225 t2023
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC
Ghent, KY · NAICS 331110
378,216 t2023
Warrior Coal, LLC
Madisonville, KY · NAICS 212115
344,390 t2023
BIG RUN LANDFILL
Ashland, KY · NAICS 562212
327,377 t2023
MISSISSIPPI LIME CO - VERONA PLANT
Verona, KY · NAICS 327410
322,597 t2023
Riverside Generating Company
Catlettsburg, KY · NAICS 221112
284,168 t2023
Smith Generating Facility
Winchester, KY · NAICS 221112
278,761 t2023
North American Stainless
Ghent, KY · NAICS 331110
275,108 t2023
CARMEUSE LIME & STONE MAYSVILLE FACILITY
Maysville, KY · NAICS 327410
236,315 t2023
LOGAN ALUMINUM INC
Russellville, KY · NAICS 331315
230,180 t2023
CC METALS & ALLOYS, LLC
Calvert City, KY · NAICS 331110
204,520 t2023
DTE Calvert City, LLC
Calvert City, KY · NAICS 221330
199,368 t2023
WEST DAVIES COUNTY LANDFILL
Owensboro, KY · NAICS 562212
195,322 t2023
Pride Mine
Central City, KY · NAICS 212115
193,918 t2023
Commonwealth Rolled Products
Lewisport, KY · NAICS 331314
179,883 t2023
Phoenix Paper Wickliffe LLC
Wickliffe, KY · NAICS 322110
177,856 t2023
CertainTeed Gypsum Silver Grove, LLC.
Silver Grove, KY · NAICS 327420
169,674 t2023
DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
Carrollton, KY · NAICS 325199
166,597 t2023
AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER
Louisville, KY · NAICS 325212
161,361 t2023
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC - CATLETTSBURG HYDROGEN PLANT
Catlettsburg, KY · NAICS 325120
147,006 t2023
Columbia Gulf Transmission - Morehead CS
Morehead, KY · NAICS 486210
132,810 t2023
GLASGOW LANDFILL
Glasgow, KY · NAICS 562212
131,732 t2023
DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC HAWESVILLE MILL
Hawesville, KY · NAICS 322120
131,171 t2023

How much greenhouse gas did large facilities emit in each county of Kentucky in 2023?

Jefferson County 11.47 million t · Carroll County 9.91 million t · Mason County 7.66 million t · Trimble County 7.03 million t · McCracken County 5.83 million t · Ohio County 3.25 million t · Boyd County 2.85 million t · Muhlenberg County 2.55 million t · Boone County 2.53 million t · Marshall County 1.19 million t · Mercer County 1.09 million t · Gallatin County 975,922 t · Pendleton County 968,811 t · Lawrence County 924,986 t · Henderson County 724,733 t · Pulaski County 484,225 t · Hopkins County 476,380 t · Daviess County 378,134 t · Hancock County 368,352 t · Clark County 284,981 t · Ballard County 258,724 t · Logan County 251,248 t · Rowan County 194,507 t · Madison County 186,615 t · Powell County 172,203 t · Campbell County 169,674 t · Perry County 164,154 t · Fayette County 146,094 t · Webster County 140,406 t · Lincoln County 136,031 t · Barren County 131,732 t · Nelson County 131,573 t · Scott County 131,445 t · Carter County 126,081 t · Bath County 118,716 t · Meade County 116,646 t · Graves County 113,432 t · Casey County 107,551 t · Greenup County 106,479 t · Christian County 105,457 t · Metcalfe County 94,600 t · Garrard County 93,906 t · Franklin County 89,229 t · Taylor County 80,306 t · Bullitt County 79,451 t · Laurel County 68,747 t · Hardin County 67,090 t · Montgomery County 65,096 t · Butler County 50,468 t · Pike County 47,953 t · Union County 44,525 t · Shelby County 37,760 t · Breckinridge County 29,962 t · Hart County 27,086 t · Menifee County 26,884 t · Oldham County 23,398 t · Kenton County 12,577 t · Grant County 11,126 t · Estill County 8,567 t · Monroe County 1,793 t · Calloway County 1,434 t

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