US Steel - Great Lakes Works
ECORSE, MI · WAYNE COUNTY · NAICS 331110
Data updated May 2026
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, US Steel - Great Lakes Works ranks #3,264 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #88 of 260 facilities in MI.
- National rank #3,264 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
- #88 of 260 in MI
- #164 of 363 in Metals
- 0.4% of US STEEL parent CO₂e
- 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
- -98.2% since 2011
US Steel - Great Lakes Works vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities
Where this site's latest reported Scope 1 CO₂e sits among every EPA GHGRP reporting facility
73,499 3264th of 8713 higher than 5,449 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 0.4% of US STEEL reported parent CO₂e (73K MT of 19.4M MT ; #10 of 13 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Metals sector it ranks #164 of 363 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.
2023 gas mix desk
Of 73K 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%
- 73K MT
- CH₄
- 0%
- 35 MT
- N₂O
- 0.1%
- 41 MT
Emissions decline across reporting years
| Year | Total CO2e (MT) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 73,499 |
| 2022 | 130,216 |
| 2021 | 153,612 |
| 2020 | 719,075 |
| 2019 | 3,017,640 |
| 2018 | 3,932,381 |
| 2017 | 4,009,793 |
| 2016 | 3,966,348 |
| 2015 | 3,423,186 |
| 2014 | 3,943,137 |
| 2013 | 4,745,674 |
| 2012 | 4,657,377 |
| 2011 | 4,118,038 |
Facility insight: US Steel - Great Lakes Works
US Steel - Great Lakes Works (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1001834) reported 73K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in ECORSE, MI within WAYNE COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #3,264 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #88 of 260 in MI. The site is classified under Metals with NAICS code 331110.
Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 98.2%; peak load was 4.7M MT in 2013. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.
Peak year was 2013 at 4.7M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 98.5% below that peak (73K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2019→2020 (-76.2%, 2.3M MT).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does US Steel - Great Lakes Works rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities? ▼
According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, US Steel - Great Lakes Works ranks #3,264 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #88 of 260 facilities in MI (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than US Steel - Great Lakes Works? ▼
US Steel - Great Lakes Works's 73K MT CO₂e is higher than 5,449 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (63%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.
How much CO2 does US Steel - Great Lakes Works emit? ▼
US Steel - Great Lakes Works reported 73K MT CO2e in 2023.
What share of US STEEL does US Steel - Great Lakes Works represent? ▼
US Steel - Great Lakes Works accounts for 0.4% of US STEEL's reported GHGRP CO₂e (73K MT of 19.4M MT), ranking #10 of 13 facilities under that parent.
What is US Steel - Great Lakes Works's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix? ▼
In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at US Steel - Great Lakes Works, 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 US Steel - Great Lakes Works rank inside Metals? ▼
Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Metals, US Steel - Great Lakes Works ranks #164 of 363 by latest reported CO₂e.
Is US Steel - Great Lakes Works reducing emissions? ▼
Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), US Steel - Great Lakes Works's emissions have decreased by 98.2%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.
Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector
Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for US Steel - Great Lakes Works, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.
Similar reported CO₂e
Nearest latest-year facility totals outside MI (73K MT here).
Similar Metals CO₂e
Nearest same-sector facility totals outside MI.