Largest greenhouse-gas emitters in Michigan

208 facilities in Michigan reported 67,545,274 metric tons CO2e of direct emissions to the EPA for 2023, 2.8% of the national total for reporting direct emitters. Power Plants accounts for the most (73%). Largest first.

#	Facility	City	Sector	t CO2e
1	Monroe	Monroe	Power Plants	11,413,347
2	J H Campbell	West Olive	Power Plants	6,673,593
3	Belle River	Saint Clair Haven	Power Plants	5,816,276
4	Midland Cogeneration Venture	Midland	Power Plants	4,609,330
5	Dearborn Industrial Generation	Dearborn	Power Plants	3,294,868
6	Covert Generating Station	Covert	Power Plants	2,950,609
7	Blue Water Energy	East China Township	Power Plants	2,786,263
8	Indeck-Niles Energy Center	Niles	Power Plants	2,628,297
9	Zeeland Generating Station	Zeeland	Power Plants	2,181,724
10	HOLCIM (US) INC. D/B/A LAFARGE ALPENA	Alpena	Minerals	1,769,013
11	St Marys Cement INC	Charlevoix	Minerals	1,425,742
12	TILDEN MINING COMPANY L C	Ishpeming	Metals	1,065,738
13	CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION DEARBORN WORKS	Dearborn	Metals	1,006,823
14	DETROIT REFINERY	Detroit	Refineries	928,748
15	Renaissance Power	Carson City	Power Plants	901,579
16	Jackson Generating Station	Jackson	Power Plants	892,165
17	Dan E Karn	Essexville	Power Plants	719,951
18	Greenwood	Avoca	Power Plants	619,201
19	SOUTH CHESTER CO2 REMOVAL FACILITY	Johannesburg	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	551,608
20	Michigan Power Limited Partnership	Ludington	Power Plants	535,227
21	Alpine Power Plant	Elmira	Power Plants	481,753
22	Billerud Escanaba LLC	Escanaba	Pulp and Paper, Waste	440,814
23	Erickson	Lansing	Power Plants	396,358
24	Air Products and Chemicals Inc./Detroit Hydrogen Facility Marathon Refinery	Detroit	Chemicals	386,199
25	DTE East China	East China	Power Plants	383,363
26	Holland Energy Park	Holland	Power Plants	377,220
27	CARMEUSE LIME INC - River Rouge	River Rouge	Minerals	345,457
28	EES COKE BATTERY	River Rouge	Metals	332,283
29	TES Filer City Station	Filer City	Power Plants	310,831
30	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	East Lansing	Other	298,938
31	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Other	272,741
32	RIVERVIEW LAND PERSERVE	Riverview	Waste	254,558
33	Eckert Station	Lansing	Power Plants	254,166
34	F.D. Kuester Generating Station	Negaunee	Power Plants	251,809
35	PINE TREE ACRES INC	Lenox	Waste	251,456
36	Graphic Packaging International, Inc.	Kalamazoo	Pulp and Paper	245,349
37	Port Inland Plant	Gulliver	Minerals	235,536
38	THE ANDERSONS MARATHON HOLDINGS LLC	Albion	Other	206,858
39	WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN INCORPORATED	Wayne	Waste	199,074
40	ARBOR HILLS LANDFILL	Northville	Waste	191,940
41	Carleton Farms Landfill	Sumpter Twp	Waste	190,933
42	MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY - Bay City	Bay City	Minerals	179,043
43	PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	Filer City	Pulp and Paper, Waste	174,153
44	SMITHS CREEK LANDFILL	Smiths Creek	Waste	158,701
45	SOUTHEAST BERRIEN COUNTY LANDFILL	Buchanan	Waste	153,061
46	CITY OF MIDLAND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FACILITY	Midland	Waste	149,628
47	GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CARLETON FACILITY	Carleton	Minerals	144,571
48	DTE Electric Company - Dearborn Energy Center	Dearborn	Power Plants	141,380
49	BEACON HEATING	Detroit	Power Plants	135,765
50	MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY - SEBEWAING FACTORY	Sebewaing	Minerals	128,767
51	GRANGER Grand River Avenue Landfill	Grand Ledge	Waste	128,214
52	Kalamazoo River Generating Station	Comstock	Power Plants	124,921
53	WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN INC	Lake Orion	Waste	119,284
54	KENT COUNTY DPW SOUTH KENT LANDFILL	Byron Center	Waste	118,492
55	Billerud Quinnesec LLC	Quinnesec	Pulp and Paper, Waste	117,241
56	GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE	Monroe	Metals	115,863
57	Otsego Paper, Inc.	Otsego	Pulp and Paper	111,352
58	A.J. Mihm Generating Station	Pelkie	Power Plants	106,545
59	POET Biorefining - Caro, LLC	Caro	Other	105,804
60	SAUK TRAIL HILLS LANDFILL	Canton Twp	Waste	102,010
61	ADA COGENERATION	Ada	Power Plants	99,086
62	CARGILL SALT SAINT CLAIR	St Clair	Other	98,012
63	MORTON SALT	Manistee	Other	94,768
64	AUTUMN HILLS RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITY	Zeeland	Waste	94,369
65	PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY, LLC	Kalamazoo	Chemicals	89,979
66	MICHIGAN SUGAR CO - CROSWELL FACTORY	Croswell	Minerals	89,976
67	MARYSVILLE ETHANOL LLC	Marysville	Other	83,939
68	GLWA Water Resource Recovery Facility	Detroit	Other	83,312
69	C&C LANDFILL	Marshall	Waste	82,394
70	CARBON GREEN BIOENERGY	Lake Odessa	Other, Waste	80,618
71	DECORATIVE PANELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Alpena	Other	79,610
72	Belle River Compressor Station	E China Twp	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	78,507
73	Sumpter Plant	Belleville	Power Plants	78,183
74	Milford Compressor Station	Milford	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	77,709
75	FCA JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT	Detroit	Other	76,754
76	GRANGER Wood Street Landfill	Lansing	Waste	76,535
77	Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Crystal Falls CS#8	Crystal Falls	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	75,325
78	MICHIGAN SUGAR CO - CARO FACTORY	Caro	Minerals	73,909
79	MARTIN MARIETTA MAGNESIA SPECIALTIES, LLC	Manistee	Minerals	73,891
80	US Steel - Great Lakes Works	Ecorse	Metals	73,499
81	KENT COUNTY WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY	Grand Rapids	Waste	73,486
82	FCA STERLING HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY PLANT	Sterling Hts	Other	73,006
83	FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD ROUGE SITE	Dearborn	Other	72,646
84	Marquette Energy Center	Marquette	Power Plants	71,528
85	FCA WARREN TRUCK ASSEMBLY PLANT	Warren	Other	69,971
86	WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY	Kalamazoo	Other	69,527
87	HURON LANDFILL CORPORATION	Bad Axe	Waste	69,383
88	NEENAH PAPER MICHIGAN INC	Munising	Pulp and Paper	68,233
89	MONTMORENCY-OSCODA-ALPENA WASTE MANAGEME	Atlanta	Waste	66,780
90	OTTAWA COUNTY FARMS LANDFILL	Coopersville	Waste	63,962
91	Wood Island Waste Management Sanitary Landfill	Wetmore	Waste	59,877
92	K & W LANDFILL	Ontonagon	Waste	58,721
93	BRENT RUN LANDFILL	Montrose	Waste	58,699
94	VENICE PARK RDF	Lennon	Waste	58,453
95	MENOMINEE LANDFILL	Menominee	Waste	57,677
96	VECTOR PIPELINE LP Highland	Highland	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	57,043
97	REM 305 Michigan Basin - PROCESSING	Traverse City	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	56,662
98	Corteva Agriscience LLC Harbor Beach Operations	Harbor Beach	Chemicals	56,533
99	OAKLAND HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT LANDFILL	Auburn Hills	Waste	55,482
100	Arauco North America	Grayling	Other	53,907
101	GM VAN SLYKE COMPLEX	Flint	Other	53,572
102	FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY SITE	Wayne	Other	53,033
103	MUSKEGON COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITY	Ravenna	Waste	52,405
104	WESTSIDE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITY	Three Rivers	Waste	52,268
105	UP Paper LLC	Manistique	Pulp and Paper	52,135
106	WESTROCK CALIFORNIA, LLC	Battle Creek	Pulp and Paper	50,311
107	Continental Dairy Facilities, LLC	Coopersville	Other	49,519
108	Citizens Disposal Landfill	Grand Blanc	Waste	49,422
109	REAL ALLOY SPECIFICATION, LLC.	Coldwater	Metals	49,408
110	Ford Motor Company - Flat Rock Assembly Plant	Flat Rock	Other	47,885
111	ZFS Ithaca LLC	Ithaca	Other	47,031
112	CADILLAC CASTING, INCORPORATED	Cadillac	Metals	45,627
113	OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - Ludington facility	Ludington	Chemicals	45,409
114	LAMBDA ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC-KALKASKA GAS PLANT	Kalkaska	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	45,229
115	WASHINGTON 10 STORAGE (MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED)	Romeo	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	43,795
116	PEOPLES LANDFILL, INC.	Birch Run	Waste	43,144
117	VICINITY ENERGY GRAND RAPIDS, LLC	Grand Rapids	Power Plants	43,068
118	DELTA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY	Escanaba	Waste	41,080
119	GM TECHNICAL CENTER	Warren	Other	40,909
120	Cargill Salt	Hersey	Other	40,151
121	CENTRAL SANITARY LANDFILL	Pierson	Waste	39,900
122	POST FOODS	Battle Creek	Other	39,663
123	VECTOR PIPELINE LP Washington	Washington Township	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	39,462
124	48th Street Peaking Station	Holland	Power Plants	39,264
125	CENTRAL ENERGY FACILITY	Mount Pleasant	Other	39,196
126	DAFTER SANITARY LANDFILL INC	Dafter	Waste	39,116
127	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	Other	38,611
128	TAC Manufacturing	Jackson	Metals	38,053
129	FCA Chrysler Technology Center	Auburn Hills	Other	37,473
130	GENERAL MOTORS LANSING DELTA TOWNSHIP	Lansing	Other	36,637
131	Taggart (Six Lakes) Compressor Station	Six Lakes	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	36,574
132	ANR Pipeline Blue Lake Complex Gas Storage Facility	Mancelona	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	36,386
133	WARNER CO2 TREATMENT PLANT	Elmira	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	36,363
134	The Hillshire Brands Company	Zeeland	Other, Waste	35,779
135	WEXFORD COUNTY LANDFILL	Manton	Waste	35,340
136	GLEN\S SANITARY LANDFILL	Maple City	Waste	35,336
137	BASF Corporation	Wyandotte	Chemicals	34,964
138	ELK RUN SANITARY LANDFILL	Onaway	Waste	34,555
139	NORTHERN OAKS RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL	Harrison	Waste	34,529
140	Dow Corning Corporation - Midland Site	Midland	Chemicals	34,493
141	VIENNA JUNCTION LANDFILL	Erie	Waste	34,361
142	Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Otisville CS#13	Otisville	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	34,238
143	NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE CORP	Saginaw	Other	34,077
144	GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER	Detroit	Other	33,967
145	TEXTRON CWC DIVISION	Muskegon	Metals	33,735
146	Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Wakefield CS#7	Wakefield	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	33,257
147	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY	Detroit	Other	33,054
148	Kalkaska Ct Project #1	Kalkaska	Power Plants	32,327
149	WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL	Royal Oak	Other	32,223
150	HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR OPERATIONS LLC	Hemlock	Minerals	31,708
151	Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Naubinway CS#10	Naubinway	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	30,633
152	FCA Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack	Detroit	Other	30,618
153	The Dow Chemical Company	Midland	Other, Waste	29,886
154	ANN ARBOR SLF PHASE I & II	Ann Arbor	Waste	29,611
155	VIKING ENERGY OF LINCOLN, LLC	Lincoln	Power Plants	29,359
156	Michigan Milk Producers Association	Ovid	Other	28,358
157	GENERAL MOTORS SAGINAW METAL CASTING OPERATIONS	Saginaw	Metals, Waste	28,167
158	Linde Inc.	Hemlock	Chemicals	27,938
159	FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD STERLING PLANT	Sterling Heights	Other	27,742
160	MWC, LLC	St. Johns	Other	27,374
161	General Motors LLC Orion Assembly	Lake Orion	Other	26,811
162	LEPRINO FOODS Allendale	Allendale	Other	26,708
163	ANR Pipeline Bridgman CS	Bridgman	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	26,492
164	Knauf Insulation	Albion	Minerals	26,279
165	Mastronardi Produce	Coldwater	Other	26,032
166	CERTAINTEED CEILINGS CORP	L Anse	Minerals	25,364
167	WHITEFEATHER LANDFILL INC	Pinconning	Waste	24,026
168	Mead Johnson Nutrition	Zeeland	Other	23,910
169	GENERAL MOTORS CORP - MILFORD PROVING GROUND	Milford	Other	23,646
170	DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION	Detroit	Other	23,631
171	Great Lakes Castings LLC	Ludington	Metals	23,337
172	ORCHARD HILL SANITARY LANDFILL	Watervliet	Waste	23,306
173	Willow Run Compressor Station	Ypsilanti	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	22,264
174	FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING CENTER	Dearborn	Other	21,611
175	ANR Pipeline Woolfolk CS	Big Rapids	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	21,276
176	SPARTAN STEEL COATING	Monroe	Other	21,172
177	VIKING ENERGY OF MCBAIN, LLC	Mc Bain	Power Plants	21,001
178	WATERS LANDFILL	Frederic	Waste	20,077
179	L'Anse Warden Electric Company LLC	L'Anse	Power Plants	19,656
180	Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Farwell CS#12	Lake George	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	19,625
181	Consumers Energy - Ray Compressor Station	Armada	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	18,603
182	ANR Pipeline Hamilton CS	Hamilton	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	17,252
183	GREDE LLC - IRON MOUNTAIN	Kingsford	Metals	15,944
184	FIBREK	Menominee	Pulp and Paper	15,752
185	Ox Paperboard WP Mill, LLC	White Pigeon	Pulp and Paper	15,586
186	Delray	Detroit	Power Plants	14,141
187	TRI-CITY RDF	Carsonville	Waste	13,292
188	Gerdau Special Steel North America - Jackson Mill	Jackson	Metals	12,539
189	Great Lakes Gas Transmission Pipeline Boyne Falls CS#11	Boyne Falls	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	11,802
190	FOREST LAWN LANDFILL	Three Oaks	Waste	11,513
191	HASTINGS SANITARY LANDFILL	Hastings	Waste	11,459
192	Hersey Power Plant	Hersey	Power Plants	11,454
193	CITY SAND & LANDFILL INC	Sumpter Twp	Waste	10,796
194	Livingston Generating Station	Gaylord	Power Plants	8,472
195	WYANDOTTE DEPT MUNI POWER	Wyandotte	Power Plants	8,220
196	Gaylord Generating Station	Gaylord	Power Plants	7,801
197	MCGILL ROAD C & D LANDFILL	Jackson	Waste	7,152
198	MANISTEE COUNTY LANDFILL	Manistee	Waste	5,361
199	FCA Warren PDC	Warren	Other	5,313
200	FCA STERLING STAMPING PLANT	Sterling Heights	Other	5,180
201	ADRIAN LANDFILL	Adrian	Waste	5,171
202	LYON DEVELOPMENT LF	New Hudson	Waste	4,037
203	FCA WARREN STAMPING PLANT	Warren	Other	3,942
204	RCS 305 Michigan Basin - CO2	Traverse City	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	1,359
205	Trenton Channel	Trenton	Power Plants	1,080
206	Saginaw Valley Landfill	Saginaw	Waste	808
207	St. Clair	Saint Clair Haven	Power Plants	449
208	FCA STERLING HEIGHTS VEHICLE TEST CENTER	Sterling Heights	Other	364

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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