EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Power Plants
Great River Energy - top-third GHGRP parent
According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 5 facilities across 2 states (478K MT CO₂e in 2023).
- MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
- 478K
- Reporting facilities
- 5
- States covered
- 2
- Overall rank
- #482
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA GHGRP, Great River Energy reported 478K MT CO₂e in 2023 across 5 facilities in 2 states (ranks #482 of 2,289 U.S. corporate GHG emitters by total reported CO₂e) Emissions increased 47% over the tracked period.
- Overall rank #482 of 2,289
- #235 in Power Plants
- +47.4% since 2011
Great River Energy vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies
Where this parent's reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP-reporting company
477,969 482nd of 2289 higher than 1,807 of 2,289 companies
GHGRP parent companies, banded by reported CO₂e (MT)
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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023
How Great River Energy 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).
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Power Plants peer footprint table: Great River Energy, 5 facilities, 0.48M 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 great-river-energy · 2023 #482 · 478K MT
CO2E-MODEST · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-PAIR · SPAN-PAIR · SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS · TREND-SURGE · BOOK-RICH
- CO2E-MODEST 478K MT
- UPPER-Q #482/2289
- PHOTO-FINISH South Texas Electric… · Power Plants
- FAC-PAIR 5 facilities
- SPAN-PAIR 2 states
- SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS Power Plants
- TREND-SURGE +47% since 2011
- BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields
Nearest CO₂e peer: South Texas Electric Cooperative · Power Plants (±1K 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 (99.7% of 478K MT CO₂e). CH₄ and N₂O together are only 0.3%, 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
- 99.7%
- 477K MT
- CH₄
- 0.1%
- 529 MT
- N₂O
- 0.2%
- 834 MT
CO₂e neighbourhood around Great River Energy
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest reported parents by CO₂e, not a full GHGRP corpus board reprint.
Largest sites in a top-third parent book
Great River Energy - top sites (MT CO₂e)
Great River Energy's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e
Emissions growth across reporting years
Great River Energy - rising annual GHG
EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e
- Reported CO₂e in 2023
- 478K MT
- 13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
Great River Energy annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023
Great River Energy reported 478K MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 324K MT in 2011 - a rise of 47.4% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.
Multi-site facilities (5)
| Facility | Location | Emissions (MT CO2e) |
|---|---|---|
| Spiritwood Station Power Plants Spiritwood, ND | Spiritwood, ND | 279K |
| Pleasant Valley Station Power Plants DEXTER, MN | DEXTER, MN | 69K |
| Lakefield Junction Generating Power Plants TRIMONT, MN | TRIMONT, MN | 62K |
| Elk River Power Plants ELK RIVER, MN | ELK RIVER, MN | 37K |
| Cambridge Station Power Plants CAMBRIDGE, MN | CAMBRIDGE, MN | 31K |
Where Great River Energy's reported CO₂e sits by state
58.3% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in North Dakota (1 site) ; next is Minnesota at 41.7% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.
Great River Energy reported facility CO₂e concentration by U.S. state
Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent
Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (478K MT): nearest totals, facility-book size, then per-facility intensity.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest parent totals (478K MT here).
Similar facility book
Nearest reporting-facility counts (5 here).
Similar per-facility CO₂e
Nearest average MT per facility (96K MT here).
Source: EPA GHGRP Data is based on facility self-reporting. Not environmental compliance advice
What to do with this
Using Great River Energy's emissions profile
- Great River Energy runs mid-intensity per facility (96K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Power Plants sector on the Power Plants industry page.
- It ranks #482 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.