Facility ID: 1006391 · Metals

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant

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Fairless Hills, PA · BUCKS COUNTY · NAICS 331110

Data updated May 2026

25K MT CO₂e · 2023

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant ranks among smaller GHGRP totals (#6,207 of 8,713 nationally; #298 of 404 in PA), a lower-footprint comparator in Metals.

  • National rank #6,207 of 8,713 GHGRP facilities
  • #298 of 404 in PA
  • #275 of 363 in Metals
  • 0.1% of US STEEL parent CO₂e
  • 2023 mix: 0.1% non-CO₂ (N₂O-led)
  • -20.5% since 2011

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant vs all U.S. GHGRP facilities

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

25,241 6207th of 8713 higher than 2,506 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 0.1% of US STEEL reported parent CO₂e (25K MT of 19.4M MT ; #12 of 13 GHGRP facilities under that parent ). Inside the EPA Metals sector it ranks #275 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 25K 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%
25K MT
CH₄
0%
12 MT
N₂O
0.1%
14 MT

Emissions decline across reporting years

2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Year Total CO2e (MT)
2023 25,241
2022 19,550
2021 22,845
2020 23,479
2019 28,283
2018 28,539
2017 31,421
2016 28,555
2015 25,322
2014 34,888
2013 33,719
2012 31,867
2011 31,762

Facility insight: US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant (ID 1006391) reported 25K MT CO₂e for 2023 in BUCKS COUNTY, PA (#6,207 of 8,713 by latest CO₂e).

Across 2011–2023, annual CO₂e fell 20.5%; peak load was 35K MT in 2014. This facility has filed every year from 2011 to 2023, a complete 13-year record.

Peak year was 2014 at 35K MT CO2e; latest 2023 sits 27.7% below that peak (25K MT). The largest year-to-year move was 2014→2015 (-27.4%, 10K MT).

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant rank among U.S. GHGRP facilities?

According to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant ranks #6,207 of 8,713 reporting facilities by latest reported CO₂e, and #298 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 US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant?

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant's 25K MT CO₂e is higher than 2,506 of the 8,713 GHGRP facilities with reported emissions (29%), an exact count from the full corpus, not an estimate.

How much CO2 does US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant emit?

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant reported 25K MT CO2e in 2023.

What share of US STEEL does US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant represent?

US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant accounts for 0.1% of US STEEL's reported GHGRP CO₂e (25K MT of 19.4M MT), ranking #12 of 13 facilities under that parent.

What is US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant's 2023 CO₂ / CH₄ / N₂O mix?

In 2023, non-CO₂ gases were 0.1% of reported CO₂e at US Steel - Fairless Hills 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 US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant rank inside Metals?

Among EPA GHGRP facilities tagged Metals, US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant ranks #275 of 363 by latest reported CO₂e.

Is US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant reducing emissions?

Over 13 reporting years (2011–2023), US Steel - Fairless Hills Plant's emissions have decreased by 20.5%. This suggests meaningful progress in emissions reduction.

Nationwide facilities with similar CO₂e or sector

Lower-footprint peers outside PA: nearest CO₂e totals and same-sector reporters for context.

Data sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), Facility ID 1006391. 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