EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Power Plants

Duke Energy - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 39 facilities across 6 states (65.0M MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
65.0M
Reporting facilities
39
States covered
6
Overall rank
#3
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Data updated May 2026

65.0M MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, Duke Energy reported 65.0M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 39 facilities in 6 states (ranks in the top 1% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#3 of 2,289)) Emissions decreased 27% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #3 of 2,289
  • #2 in Power Plants
  • -27.2% since 2011

Duke Energy vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

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

65,014,888 3rd of 2289 higher than 2,286 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 Duke Energy spreads its footprint vs Power Plants peers

Facility count against total reported CO₂e for 20 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 (21 facilities, 29.03M MT).

Median split: 21 facilities, 29.03M MT CO₂e among Power Plants peers. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 20 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: 21 facilities, 29.03M MT CO₂e among Power Plants peers.

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Power Plants peer footprint table: Duke Energy, 39 facilities, 65.01M MT CO2e. Vistra, 40 facilities, 86.32M MT CO2e. The Southern, 26 facilities, 78.01M 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.

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Parent duke-energy · 2023 #3 · 65.0M MT

CO2E-MEGA · TOP-DECILE · CLEAR-GAP · FAC-FLEET · SPAN-MULTI · SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS · TREND-CUT · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-MEGA 65.0M MT
  • TOP-DECILE #3/2289
  • CLEAR-GAP The Southern · Natural Gas a…
  • FAC-FLEET 39 facilities
  • SPAN-MULTI 6 states
  • SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS Power Plants
  • TREND-CUT −27% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: The Southern · Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Suppliers (±13.4M MT)

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

2023 nearly all-CO₂ parent book

This parent's 2023 facility book is almost entirely CO₂ (99.6% of 65.0M MT CO₂e). CH₄ and N₂O together are only 0.4%, a CO₂-shaped GHGRP profile, not a methane story. Component shares sum this parent's facility CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year, not a corporate Scope 1-3 inventory.

CO₂
99.6%
64.8M MT
CH₄
0.2%
106K MT
N₂O
0.2%
149K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around Duke Energy

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

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MThe Southern · Natural Gas… …78.4MDuke Energy · Power Plants ·…65.0MCPN Management · Power Plant…47.6MNextera Energy · Power Plant…45.6MAmerican Electric Pow… · Pow…44.7MPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around Duke Energy · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

Duke Energy - top sites (MT CO₂e)

Crystal River Power Plant8.4MBelews Creek5.6MMarshall5.2MHines Energy Complex4.2MCayuga4.2MRoxboro Steam Electric Plant4.1MCliffside3.7MRichmond County Combustion T…3.5M

Duke Energy's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

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

Emissions decline across reporting years

Duke Energy - declining annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
65.0M MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
60M70M80M90M100M 2011201320152017201920212023 65M

Duke Energy annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

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

Duke Energy reported 65.0M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 89.4M MT in 2011 - a decline of 27.2% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Wide facility book (39)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
Crystal River Power Plant
Power Plants
CRYSTAL RIVER, FL
8.4M
Belews Creek
Power Plants
BELEWS CREEK, NC
5.6M
Marshall
Power Plants
TERRELL, NC
5.2M
Hines Energy Complex
Power Plants
BARTOW, FL
4.2M
Cayuga
Power Plants
CAYUGA, IN
4.2M
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant
Power Plants
SEMORA, NC
4.1M
Cliffside
Power Plants
CLIFFSIDE, NC
3.7M
Richmond County Combustion Turbine Plant
Power Plants
HAMLET, NC
3.5M
Edwardsport
Power Plants
EDWARDSPORT, IN
2.8M
P L Bartow Power Plant
Power Plants
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL
2.7M
H F Lee Steam Electric Plant
Power Plants
GOLDSBORO, NC
2.6M
East Bend
Power Plants
UNION, KY
2.5M
W S Lee
Power Plants
WILLIAMSTON, SC
2.3M
Buck
Power Plants
SALISBURY, NC
1.6M
L V Sutton Steam Electric Plant
Power Plants
WILMINGTON, NC
1.5M
Dan River
Power Plants
EDEN, NC
1.5M
Asheville Steam Electric Plant
Power Plants
ARDEN, NC
1.5M
Mayo Electric Generating Plant
Power Plants
ROXBORO, NC
1.4M
Anclote Power Plant
Power Plants
HOLIDAY, FL
1.1M
Osprey Energy Center
Power Plants
AUBURNDALE, FL
848K
Madison Generating Station
Power Plants
TRENTON, OH
635K
Noblesville
Power Plants
NOBLESVILLE, IN
513K
Rockingham County Combustion Turbine
Power Plants
REIDSVILLE, NC
456K
Tiger Bay Cogeneration Facility
Power Plants
FORT MEADE, FL
442K
Duke Energy Vermillion, II LLC
Power Plants
CAYUGA, IN
395K
Intercession City Power Plant
Power Plants
INTERCESSION CITY, FL
211K
University of Florida Cogeneration Plant
Power Plants
GAINESVILLE, FL
204K
Woodsdale
Power Plants
TRENTON, OH
182K
Henry County Generating Station
Power Plants
NEW CASTLE, IN
142K
G G Allen
Power Plants
BELMONT, NC
141K
DeBary Power Plant
Power Plants
DEBARY, FL
83K
Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant
Power Plants
MONCURE, NC
83K
Duke Energy Indiana CHP at Purdue University
Power Plants
West Lafayette, IN
76K
Clemson CHP
Power Plants
Clemson, SC
66K
Wheatland Generating Facility LLC
Power Plants
WHEATLAND, IN
64K
Suwannee River Power Plant
Power Plants
LIVE OAK, FL
31K
Mill Creek Combustion Turbine Sta
Power Plants
BLACKSBURG, SC
29K
Lincoln
Power Plants
STANLEY, NC
20K
H B Robinson / Darlington Electric Power Plant
Power Plants
HARTSVILLE, SC
16K

Where Duke Energy's reported CO₂e sits by state

50.4% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in North Carolina (15 sites) ; next is Florida at 28.2% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.

NC32.8MFL18.3MIN8.2MKY2.5MSC2.5MOH817K
EPA GHGRP · Duke Energy facility CO₂e by state · May 2026

Duke Energy reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state

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 (65.0M 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 Duke Energy's emissions profile

  • Duke Energy runs high-intensity per facility (1.7M MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Power Plants sector on the Power Plants industry page.
  • It ranks #3 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.