Facility ID: 1005310 · Power Plants

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT

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GUAYAMA, PR · GUAYAMA MUNICIPIO · NAICS 221112

Data updated May 2026

3.2M MT CO₂e · 2023

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT sits in the upper third of EPA GHGRP reporters by latest CO₂e (#153 of 8,713 nationally, #1 of 32 in PR).

  • National rank #153 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #1 of 32 in PR
  • #120 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • 20.5% of AES parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.7% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -13.9% since 2011

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

3,170,977 153rd of 8713 higher than 8,560 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 20.5% of AES reported parent CO₂e (3.2M MT of 15.5M MT ; #2 of 8 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #120 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 3.2M MT CO₂e reported for 2023, non-CO₂ gases are 0.7% , led by N₂O at 0.4% . Component shares use this facility's GHGRP CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O rows for that year (already CO₂e-weighted).

CO₂
99.3%
3.1M MT
CH₄
0.3%
8K MT
N₂O
0.4%
14K MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 3,170,977
2022 3,474,944
2021 3,795,966
2020 3,431,801
2019 4,455,499
2018 3,079,370
2017 2,478,454
2016 3,949,681
2015 3,433,759
2014 3,732,438
2013 3,692,531
2012 3,459,978
2011 3,682,689

Facility insight: AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT (GHGRP ID 1005310) is a high-volume reporter at 3.2M MT CO₂e in 2023 from GUAYAMA, PR (#153 of 8,713 nationally) under Power Plants (NAICS 221112).

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 13.9%; peak load was 4.5M MT in 2019. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2019 at 4.5M MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 28.8% below that peak (3.2M MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2016→2017 (-37.2%, 1.5M MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT ranks #153 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #1 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 AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT?

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT's 3.2M MT CO₂e is higher than 8,560 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (98%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT emit?

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT reported 3.2M MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of AES does AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT represent?

AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT accounts for 20.5% of AES's reported GHGRP CO₂e (3.2M MT of 15.5M MT), ranking #2 of 8 facilities under that parent.

What is AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.7% of reported CO₂e at AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT, with N₂O the larger non-CO₂ share at 0.4% (CO₂ 99.3%). Shares use the facility's GHGRP gas components for that year.

Where does AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT ranks #120 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), AES - PUERTO RICO COGENERATION PLANT's emissions have decreased by 13.9%. 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 1005310. 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