Facility ID: 1001834 · Metals

US Steel - Great Lakes Works

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ECORSE, MI · WAYNE COUNTY · NAICS 331110

Data updated May 2026

73K MT CO₂e · 2023

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

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1001834. 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