Facility ID: 1004331 · Other

GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC

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SUPERIOR, IA · DICKINSON COUNTY · NAICS 325193

Data updated May 2026

76K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC ranks #3,197 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #74 of 172 facilities in IA.

  • National rank #3,197 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #74 of 172 in IA
  • #385 of 1,599 in Other
  • 5.8% of GREEN PLAINS parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -12.8% since 2011

GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

75,855 3197th of 8713 higher than 5,516 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 5.8% of GREEN PLAINS reported parent CO₂e (76K MT of 1.3M MT ; #11 of 11 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Other sector it ranks #385 of 1,599 facilities by latest CO₂e. Shares use GHGRP facility rollups only, not Scope 2/3 or non-reporting sites.

2023 gas mix desk

Of 76K 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%
76K MT
CH₄
0%
36 MT
N₂O
0.1%
43 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 75,855
2022 75,746
2021 68,191
2020 62,639
2019 67,635
2018 54,359
2017 67,944
2016 77,006
2015 67,869
2014 71,476
2013 59,569
2012 63,670
2011 87,002

Facility insight: GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC

GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1004331) reported 76K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in SUPERIOR, IA within DICKINSON COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #3,197 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #74 of 172 in IA. The site is classified under Other with NAICS code 325193.

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 12.8%; peak load was 87K MT in 2011. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2011 at 87K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 12.8% below that peak (76K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2011→2012 (-26.8%, 23K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC ranks #3,197 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #74 of 172 facilities in IA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC?

GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC's 76K MT CO₂e is higher than 5,516 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (63%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC emit?

GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC reported 76K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of GREEN PLAINS does GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC represent?

GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC accounts for 5.8% of GREEN PLAINS's reported GHGRP CO₂e (76K MT of 1.3M MT), ranking #11 of 11 facilities under that parent.

What is GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC, 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 GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC rank inside Other?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Other, GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC ranks #385 of 1,599 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC's emissions have decreased by 12.8%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for GREEN PLAINS SUPERIOR LLC, both outside IA so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1004331. 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