Facility ID: 1005525 · Power Plants

BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT

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PITTSBURGH, PA · ALLEGHENY COUNTY · NAICS 221330

Data updated May 2026

49K MT CO₂e · 2023

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT ranks #4,319 of 8,713 U.S. reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e and #186 of 404 facilities in PA.

  • National rank #4,319 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #186 of 404 in PA
  • #1,144 of 1,732 in Power Plants
  • 100% of BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -37.4% since 2011

BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

48,730 4319th of 8713 higher than 4,394 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 100% of BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT reported parent CO₂e (49K MT of 49K MT ). Inside the EPA Power Plants sector it ranks #1,144 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 49K 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%
49K MT
CH₄
0%
23 MT
N₂O
0.1%
27 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 48,730
2022 56,590
2021 55,806
2020 47,873
2019 53,979
2018 65,473
2017 57,072
2016 56,483
2015 45,367
2014 66,186
2013 78,286
2012 73,594
2011 77,893

Facility insight: BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT

BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT (EPA GHGRP Facility ID 1005525) reported 49K metric tons of CO2-equivalent in 2023, operating in PITTSBURGH, PA within ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Among GHGRP reporters it ranks #4,319 of 8,713 nationally by latest CO₂e and #186 of 404 in PA. The site is classified under Power Plants with NAICS code 221330.

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 37.4%; peak load was 78K MT in 2013. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2013 at 78K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 37.8% below that peak (49K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2014→2015 (-31.5%, 21K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT ranks #4,319 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #186 of 404 facilities in PA (same sort as the state facility table). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

What share of GHGRP facilities report less CO₂e than BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT?

BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT's 49K MT CO₂e is higher than 4,394 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (50%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT emit?

BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT reported 49K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT does BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT represent?

BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT accounts for 100% of BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT's reported GHGRP CO₂e (49K MT of 49K MT).

What is BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT, 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 BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT rank inside Power Plants?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Power Plants, BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT ranks #1,144 of 1,732 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT's emissions have decreased by 37.4%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Two GHGRP-derived peer sets for BELLEFIELD BOILER PLANT, both outside PA so the neighborhoods are not state-geo containment.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1005525. 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