EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Power Plants

City of Los Angeles California - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 7 facilities across 1 state (2.6M MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
2.6M
Reporting facilities
7
States covered
1
Overall rank
#181
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Data updated May 2026

2.6M MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, City of Los Angeles California reported 2.6M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 7 facilities in 1 state (ranks among the top 10% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#181 of 2,289)) Emissions increased 7% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #181 of 2,289
  • #105 in Power Plants
  • +7.3% since 2011

City of Los Angeles California vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company

2,581,026 181st of 2289 higher than 2,108 of 2,289 companies

GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

How City of Los Angeles California spreads its footprint vs Power Plants peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 21 Power Plants companies. A company can lead its sector from one concentrated site or from many smaller ones; the split below uses the median of this peer group (19 facilities, 26.77M MT).

Median split: 19 facilities, 26.77M MT CO₂e among Power Plants peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 21 entities by Reporting facilities (X) and Total CO₂e (million MT) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large & distributedFew sites, outsized footprintMany sites, modest footprintSmall & concentrated 01020304050 0M20M40M60M80M100M Reporting facilities Total CO₂e (million MT) Facility count vs. total reported CO₂e, Power Plants
Median split: 19 facilities, 26.77M MT CO₂e among Power Plants peers.

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Power Plants peer footprint table: City of Los Angeles California, 7 facilities, 2.58M MT CO2e. Vistra, 40 facilities, 86.32M MT CO2e. The Southern, 26 facilities, 78.01M MT CO2e. Duke Energy, 39 facilities, 65.01M MT CO2e. CPN Management, 43 facilities, 47.58M MT CO2e. Nextera Energy, 19 facilities, 45.57M MT CO2e. American Electric Power CO, 22 facilities, 44.72M MT CO2e. Berkshire Hathaway, 27 facilities, 39.8M MT CO2e. US Government, 21 facilities, 38.21M MT CO2e. Entergy, 23 facilities, 33.86M MT CO2e. Xcel Energy, 28 facilities, 29.03M MT CO2e. PPL, 6 facilities, 26.77M MT CO2e. Dominion Energy, 22 facilities, 25.19M MT CO2e. DTE Energy, 12 facilities, 22.31M MT CO2e. NRG Energy, 14 facilities, 22.1M MT CO2e. Ameren, 11 facilities, 19.88M MT CO2e. Evergy, 12 facilities, 19.87M MT CO2e. Lightstone Generation, 4 facilities, 19.14M MT CO2e. Talen Energy, 11 facilities, 17.72M MT CO2e. Associated Electric Cooperative, 7 facilities, 15.57M MT CO2e. Aes, 8 facilities, 15.45M MT CO2e.

EPA GHGRP inventory plate

Parent city-of-los-angeles-california · 2023 #181 · 2.6M MT

CO2E-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-HOME · SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS · TREND-UP · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-MID 2.6M MT
  • TOP-DECILE #181/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pacific Gas & Electric · Power Plants
  • FAC-PAIR 7 facilities
  • SPAN-HOME 1 state
  • SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS Power Plants
  • TREND-UP +7% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Pacific Gas & Electric · Power Plants (±2K MT)

Upper-third parent rollup stamps: CO₂e band, corpus rank, peer, facility book, state span, sector, trend. Not an EPA grade.

2023 methane-weighted parent mix

Methane leads the non-CO₂ share for City of Los Angeles California: CH₄ is 9.6% of 2.6M MT CO₂e in 2023 (N₂O 0.1%). Non-CO₂ gases total 9.7%. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
90.3%
2.3M MT
CH₄
9.6%
248K MT
N₂O
0.1%
1K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around City of Los Angeles California

Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MPacific Gas & Electric · Pow…2.6MCity of Los Angeles C… · Pow…2.6MSteel Dynamics · Metals · ne…2.6MOneok · Petroleum a… · near2.6MPowersouth Energy Coo… · Pow…2.6MPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around City of Los Angeles California · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

City of Los Angeles California - top sites (MT CO₂e)

Haynes Generating Station1.1MValley Generating Station571KScattergood Generating Stati…570KLOPEZ CANYON LANDFILL147KTOYON CANYON PARK RECLAMATIO…100KHarbor Generating Station87KLos Angeles International Ai…31K

City of Los Angeles California's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

High-emitter reporting timeline

City of Los Angeles California - high-emitter annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
2.6M MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
2.2M2.4M2.6M2.8M3M3.2M3.4M 2011201320152017201920212023 2.58M

City of Los Angeles California annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

City of Los Angeles California reported 2.6M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 2.4M MT in 2011 - a rise of 7.3% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Multi-site facilities (7)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
Haynes Generating Station
Power Plants
LONG BEACH, CA
1.1M
Valley Generating Station
Power Plants
SUN VALLEY, CA
571K
Scattergood Generating Station
Power Plants
PLAYA DEL REY, CA
570K
LOPEZ CANYON LANDFILL
Waste
LAKE VIEW TERRACE, CA
147K
TOYON CANYON PARK RECLAMATION PROJECT
Waste
LOS ANGELES, CA
100K
Harbor Generating Station
Power Plants
WILMINGTON, CA
87K
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Other
Los Angeles, CA
31K

City of Los Angeles California's reported CO₂e by EPA sector

Top sector Power Plants is 89.2% of this parent's facility CO₂e (4 sites) ; Waste follows at 9.6% . Sector labels are EPA GHGRP facility industry_sector values.

Power Plants2.3MWaste247KOther31K
EPA GHGRP · City of Los Angeles California facility CO₂e by sector · May 2026

City of Los Angeles California reported facility CO₂e by EPA industry sector

Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) As of Reporting year 2023

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (2.6M MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.

Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice

What to do with this

Using City of Los Angeles California's emissions profile

  • City of Los Angeles California runs high-intensity per facility (369K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Power Plants sector on the Power Plants industry page.
  • It ranks #181 of 2,289 reporting parents nationwide, compare it directly against specific peers on the compare tool.
  • Not sure how to read a total-CO₂e figure or a per-facility intensity number, the how-to-read guide walks through what each field means and what it doesn't.

Related reading: How to read an emissions profile · Power Plants emitters · Methodology

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.