Facility ID: 1000535 · Power Plants

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant

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PURVIS, MS · Lamar · NAICS 221112

Data updated May 2026

1.0M MT CO₂e · 2023

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant sits in the upper third of EPA GHGRP reporters by latest CO₂e (#629 of 8,713 nationally, #15 of 132 in MS).

  • National rank #629 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #15 of 132 in MS
  • #453 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • 23.3% of COOPERATIVE ENERGY A MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -45.0% since 2011

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility

1,010,250 629th of 8713 higher than 8,084 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

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Source EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program · 2023

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 23.3% of COOPERATIVE ENERGY A MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE reported parent CO₂e (1.0M MT of 4.3M MT ; #3 of 6 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #453 of 1,732 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 1.0M MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.1% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.9%
1.0M MT
CH₄
0%
468 MT
N₂O
0.1%
558 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 1,010,250
2022 38,602
2018 140,974
2017 109,577
2016 446,923
2015 272,430
2014 813,659
2013 1,110,966
2012 1,181,184
2011 1,836,721

Facility insight: R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant (GHGRP ID 1000535) is a high-volume reporter at 1.0M MT CO₂e in 2023 from PURVIS, MS (#629 of 8,713 nationally) under Power Plants (NAICS 221112).

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 45.0%; peak load was 1.8M MT in 2011. GHGRP filings are on record for 10 of those 13 years, 3 years missing from the reporting history.

Peak year was 2011 at 1.8M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 45% below that peak (1.0M MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2022→2023 (+2517.1%, 972K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant ranks #629 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #15 of 132 facilities in MS (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant?

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant's 1.0M MT CO₂e is higher than 8,084 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (93%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant emit?

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant reported 1.0M MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of COOPERATIVE ENERGY A MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE does R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant represent?

R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant accounts for 23.3% of COOPERATIVE ENERGY A MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE's reported GHGRP CO₂e (1.0M MT of 4.3M MT), ranking #3 of 6 facilities under that parent.

What is R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.9%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant ranks #453 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant reducing emissions?

Over 10 reporting years (2011–2023), R D Morrow Senior Generating Plant's emissions have decreased by 45%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Peer sets outside MS for a top-third GHGRP emitter: CO₂e totals first, then Power Plants neighbors.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1000535. Data subject to facility self-reporting, not compliance advice. See our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCarbon