Facility ID: 1001092 · Power Plants

Cope Station

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COPE, SC · Orangeburg · NAICS 221112

Data updated May 2026

969K MT CO₂e · 2023

Cope Station sits in the upper third of EPA GHGRP reporters by latest CO₂e (#647 of 8,713 nationally, #10 of 117 in SC).

  • National rank #647 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #10 of 117 in SC
  • #459 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • 3.4% of DOMINION ENERGY parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.3% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -52.9% since 2011

Cope Station vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

968,630 647th of 8713 higher than 8,066 of 8,713 facilities

GHGRP facilities, banded by latest reported CO₂e (MT)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more facilities. 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

Facility footprint context

This site accounts for 3.4% of DOMINION ENERGY reported parent CO₂e (969K MT of 28.5M MT ; #12 of 27 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #459 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 969K MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.3% , led by N₂O at 0.2% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.7%
966K MT
CH₄
0.1%
1K MT
N₂O
0.2%
2K MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 968,630
2022 1,347,036
2021 1,264,365
2020 632,746
2019 1,199,467
2018 1,352,243
2017 1,952,552
2016 1,614,187
2015 1,799,789
2014 2,425,420
2013 2,025,715
2012 1,689,863
2011 2,055,485

Facility insight: Cope Station

Cope Station (GHGRP ID 1001092) is a high-volume reporter at 969K MT CO₂e in 2023 from COPE, SC (#647 of 8,713 nationally) under Power Plants (NAICS 221112).

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 52.9%; peak load was 2.4M MT in 2014. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2014 at 2.4M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 60.1% below that peak (969K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2020→2021 (+99.8%, 632K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Cope Station rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Cope Station ranks #647 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #10 of 117 facilities in SC (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than Cope Station?

Cope Station's 969K MT CO₂e is higher than 8,066 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (93%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does Cope Station emit?

Cope Station reported 969K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of DOMINION ENERGY does Cope Station represent?

Cope Station accounts for 3.4% of DOMINION ENERGY's reported GHGRP CO₂e (969K MT of 28.5M MT), ranking #12 of 27 facilities under that parent.

What is Cope Station's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.3% of reported CO₂e at Cope Station, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.2% (CO₂ 99.7%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does Cope Station rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, Cope Station ranks #459 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is Cope Station reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), Cope Station's emissions have decreased by 52.9%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Peer sets outside SC 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 1001092. 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