EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Power Plants

Oglethorpe Power - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 9 facilities across 1 state (7.0M MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
7.0M
Reporting facilities
9
States covered
1
Overall rank
#75
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Data updated May 2026

7.0M MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, Oglethorpe Power reported 7.0M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 9 facilities in 1 state (ranks among the top 5% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#75 of 2,289)) Emissions increased 97% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #75 of 2,289
  • #43 in Power Plants
  • +96.9% since 2011

Oglethorpe Power vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

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

6,971,282 75th of 2289 higher than 2,214 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 Oglethorpe Power 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: Oglethorpe Power, 9 facilities, 6.97M 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 oglethorpe-power · 2023 #75 · 7.0M MT

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

  • CO2E-MID 7.0M MT
  • TOP-DECILE #75/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seminole Electric Coo… · Power Plants
  • FAC-MULTI 9 facilities
  • SPAN-HOME 1 state
  • SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS Power Plants
  • TREND-SURGE +97% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Seminole 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 (99.9% of 7.0M MT CO₂e). CH₄ and N₂O together are only 0.1%, 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
99.9%
7.0M MT
CH₄
0%
3K MT
N₂O
0.1%
4K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around Oglethorpe Power

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

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MArkansas Electric Coo… · Pow…7.1MSeminole Electric Coo… · Pow…7.0MOglethorpe Power · Power Pla…7.0MOge Energy · Power Plants · …6.9MEnbridge (us) · Injection o……6.8MPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around Oglethorpe Power · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

Oglethorpe Power - top sites (MT CO₂e)

Thomas A. Smith Energy Facil…3.4MChattahoochee Energy Facility1.3MBobby C. Smith Jr. Energy Fa…998KHawk Road Energy Facility348KTalbot Energy Facility334KSewell Creek Energy264KHartwell Energy Facility137KSmarr Energy Facility111K

Oglethorpe Power's largest facilities by latest available reported CO₂e

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

Emissions growth across reporting years

Oglethorpe Power - rising annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
7.0M MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
2M3M4M5M6M7M8M 2011201320152017201920212023 6.97M

Oglethorpe Power annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

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

Oglethorpe Power reported 7.0M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 3.5M MT in 2011 - a rise of 96.9% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Multi-site facilities (9)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
Thomas A. Smith Energy Facility
Power Plants
DALTON, GA
3.4M
Chattahoochee Energy Facility
Power Plants
FRANKLIN, GA
1.3M
Bobby C. Smith Jr. Energy Facility
Power Plants
RINCON, GA
998K
Hawk Road Energy Facility
Power Plants
FRANKLIN, GA
348K
Talbot Energy Facility
Power Plants
BOX SPRINGS, GA
334K
Sewell Creek Energy
Power Plants
Cedartown, GA
264K
Hartwell Energy Facility
Power Plants
HARTWELL, GA
137K
Smarr Energy Facility
Power Plants
FORSYTH, GA
111K
Doyle Energy Facility
Power Plants
MONROE, GA
36K

Nationwide peers for a top-third GHGRP parent

Three EPA GHGRP peer sets for a top-third parent (7.0M 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 Oglethorpe Power's emissions profile

  • Oglethorpe Power runs high-intensity per facility (775K MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Power Plants sector on the Power Plants industry page.
  • It ranks #75 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.