Facility ID: 1003649 · Power Plants

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant

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SAN JUAN, PR · SAN JUAN MUNICIPIO · NAICS 221112

Data updated May 2026

1.8M MT CO₂e · 2023

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant sits in the upper third of EPA GHGRP reporters by latest CO₂e (#346 of 8,713 nationally, #4 of 32 in PR).

  • National rank #346 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #4 of 32 in PR
  • #261 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • 22.8% of PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.2% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -14.3% since 2011

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

1,837,315 346th of 8713 higher than 8,367 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 22.8% of PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY reported parent CO₂e (1.8M MT of 8.1M MT ; #3 of 8 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #261 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 1.8M MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.2% , led by N₂O at 0.1% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.8%
1.8M MT
CH₄
0.1%
1K MT
N₂O
0.1%
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 1,837,315
2022 1,770,859
2021 1,597,511
2020 1,948,332
2019 1,506,825
2018 1,941,444
2017 2,095,005
2016 2,511,726
2015 2,253,171
2014 1,977,630
2013 2,371,517
2012 2,342,861
2011 2,142,743

Facility insight: PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant (GHGRP ID 1003649) is a high-volume reporter at 1.8M MT CO₂e in 2023 from SAN JUAN, PR (#346 of 8,713 nationally) under Power Plants (NAICS 221112).

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 14.3%; peak load was 2.5M MT in 2016. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2016 at 2.5M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 26.9% below that peak (1.8M MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2019→2020 (+29.3%, 442K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant ranks #346 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #4 of 32 facilities in PR (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant?

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant's 1.8M MT CO₂e is higher than 8,367 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (96%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant emit?

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant reported 1.8M MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY does PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant represent?

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant accounts for 22.8% of PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY's reported GHGRP CO₂e (1.8M MT of 8.1M MT), ranking #3 of 8 facilities under that parent.

What is PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.2% of reported CO₂e at PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.1% (CO₂ 99.8%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant ranks #261 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant's emissions have decreased by 14.3%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Peer sets outside PR 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 1003649. 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