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Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center: 5.75 million metric tons CO2e in 2023
Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa reported 5,752,624 metric tons of CO2-equivalent direct emissions to the EPA for 2023, the #1 largest of 152 reporting direct emitters in Iowa and #55 nationally.
- Direct emissions, 2023
- 5,752,624 t CO2e
- Rank
- #1 of 152 direct emitters in Iowa; #55 of 6,455 in the U.S.
- Share of Iowa total
- 13.2%
- Sector
- Power Plants
- Location
- Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
- Parent company
- CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE (9.66%); BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (71%); LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM (6.3%); CORN BELT POWER COOPERATIVE (4.41%); MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NEBRASKA INC (3.44%); MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY OF THE CITY OF CEDAR FALLS IOWA (2.39%); CITY OF ATLANTIC IOWA (1.07%)
- NAICS code
- 221112
- EPA GHGRP facility ID
- 1001551
By gas
| Gas | t CO2e | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | 5,707,750 | 99.2% |
| Nitrous Oxide | 28,466 | 0.5% |
| Methane | 16,408 | 0.3% |
See facility 1001551 on EPA FLIGHT · All direct emitters in Iowa
Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, 2023 reporting year, sector-level emissions from data.epa.gov (fetched October 31, 2026). Direct emissions in metric tons CO2e as EPA totals them: emitter sectors only, biogenic CO2 reported separately. Covers facilities that report as direct emitters; most emit 25,000 t CO2e or more a year. Reference only.
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