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Ghent: 9.68 million metric tons CO2e in 2023
Ghent in Ghent, Kentucky reported 9,677,872 metric tons of CO2-equivalent direct emissions to the EPA for 2023, the #1 largest of 134 reporting direct emitters in Kentucky and #15 nationally.
- Direct emissions, 2023
- 9,677,872 t CO2e
- Rank
- #1 of 134 direct emitters in Kentucky; #15 of 6,455 in the U.S.
- Share of Kentucky total
- 14.9%
- Sector
- Power Plants
- Location
- Ghent, Carroll County, Kentucky
- Parent company
- PPL CORP (100%)
- NAICS code
- 221112
- EPA GHGRP facility ID
- 1006512
By gas
| Gas | t CO2e | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | 9,600,330 | 99.2% |
| Nitrous Oxide | 49,178 | 0.5% |
| Methane | 28,364 | 0.3% |
See facility 1006512 on EPA FLIGHT · All direct emitters in Kentucky
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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