EPA GHGRP · reporting year 2023 · Power Plants

Talen Energy - top-third GHGRP parent

According to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), an upper-third Scope 1 reporter: 11 facilities across 5 states (17.7M MT CO₂e in 2023).

MT CO₂e (latest facility reports)
17.7M
Reporting facilities
11
States covered
5
Overall rank
#27
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Data updated May 2026

17.7M MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA GHGRP, Talen Energy reported 17.7M MT CO₂e in 2023 across 11 facilities in 5 states (ranks among the top 5% of U.S. corporate GHG emitters (#27 of 2,289)) Emissions decreased 58% over the tracked period.

  • Overall rank #27 of 2,289
  • #15 in Power Plants
  • -57.8% since 2011

Talen Energy vs all U.S. GHGRP parent companies

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

17,716,171 27th of 2289 higher than 2,262 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 Talen 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: Talen Energy, 11 facilities, 17.72M 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. Associated Electric Cooperative, 7 facilities, 15.57M MT CO2e. Aes, 8 facilities, 15.45M MT CO2e.

EPA GHGRP inventory plate

Parent talen-energy · 2023 #27 · 17.7M MT

CO2E-LARGE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · FAC-MULTI · SPAN-MULTI · SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS · TREND-CUT · BOOK-RICH

  • CO2E-LARGE 17.7M MT
  • TOP-DECILE #27/2289
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chevron · Chemicals
  • FAC-MULTI 11 facilities
  • SPAN-MULTI 5 states
  • SECTOR-POWER-PLANTS Power Plants
  • TREND-CUT −58% since 2011
  • BOOK-RICH 7/8 fields

Nearest CO₂e peer: Chevron · Chemicals (±284K 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 (99.4% of 17.7M MT CO₂e). CH₄ and N₂O together are only 0.6%, 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
99.4%
17.6M MT
CH₄
0.2%
38K MT
N₂O
0.4%
67K MT

CO₂e neighbourhood around Talen Energy

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

Vistra · Power Plants · high…86.3MLightstone Generation · Powe…19.1MChevron · Chemicals · near18.0MTalen Energy · Power Plants …17.7MBasin Electric Power… · Powe…16.6MDow · Chemicals · near16.5MPelican Renewables · Other ·…0
EPA GHGRP parent CO₂e · neighbourhood around Talen Energy · May 2026

Largest sites in a top-third parent book

Talen Energy - top sites (MT CO₂e)

Colstrip11.0MBrunner Island, LLC1.7MLower Mount Bethel Energy1.7MBrandon Shores LLC1.2MBarney M. Davis718KMontour, LLC492KNueces Bay448KMartins Creek384K

Talen 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

Talen Energy - declining annual GHG

EPA GHGRP 2011–2023 · million metric tons CO₂e

Reported CO₂e in 2023
17.7M MT
13 annual EPA GHGRP reporting records
10M20M30M40M50M 2011201320152017201920212023 17.7M

Talen Energy annual reported GHG emissions, 2011–2023

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

Talen Energy reported 17.7M MT CO₂e in 2023, compared with 42.0M MT in 2011 - a decline of 57.8% across the EPA GHGRP reporting record.

Wide facility book (11)

Facility Emissions (MT CO2e)
Colstrip
Power Plants
COLSTRIP, MT
11.0M
Brunner Island, LLC
Power Plants
Mt Wolf, PA
1.7M
Lower Mount Bethel Energy
Power Plants
BANGOR, PA
1.7M
Brandon Shores LLC
Power Plants
Baltimore, MD
1.2M
Barney M. Davis
Power Plants
Corpus Christi, TX
718K
Montour, LLC
Power Plants
Danville, PA
492K
Nueces Bay
Power Plants
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
448K
Martins Creek
Power Plants
BANGOR, PA
384K
H A Wagner LLC
Power Plants
Baltimore, MD
80K
Camden Plant Holding, LLC
Power Plants
CAMDEN, NJ
42K
Laredo
Power Plants
Laredo, TX
22K

Where Talen Energy's reported CO₂e sits by state

61.9% of this parent's latest facility CO₂e is in Montana (1 site) ; next is Pennsylvania at 23.7% . Shares are GHGRP facility rollups for this parent, not state economy totals.

MT11.0MPA4.2MMD1.3MTX1.2MNJ42K
EPA GHGRP · Talen Energy facility CO₂e by state · May 2026

Talen 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 (17.7M 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 Talen Energy's emissions profile

  • Talen Energy runs high-intensity per facility (1.6M MT CO₂e/site); see how it stacks up against the rest of the Power Plants sector on the Power Plants industry page.
  • It ranks #27 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.