Largest greenhouse-gas emitters in South Carolina

93 facilities in South Carolina reported 35,136,885 metric tons CO2e of direct emissions to the EPA for 2023, 1.5% of the national total for reporting direct emitters. Power Plants accounts for the most (74%). Largest first.

#	Facility	City	Sector	t CO2e
1	Cross	Pineville	Power Plants	8,508,886
2	Winyah	Georgetown	Power Plants	2,904,225
3	John S. Rainey Generating Station	Iva	Power Plants	2,632,605
4	W S Lee	Williamston	Power Plants	2,338,387
5	Jasper County Generating Facility	Hardeeville	Power Plants	2,054,257
6	Williams	Goose Creek	Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	2,024,628
7	Wateree	Eastover	Power Plants	1,642,568
8	HOLCIM (US) INC.	Holly Hill	Minerals	1,205,311
9	Columbia Energy Center (SC)	Gaston	Power Plants	1,118,569
10	Cope Station	Cope	Power Plants	968,630
11	Urquhart	Beech Island	Power Plants	871,163
12	Argos Cement LLC - Harleyville Plant	Harleyville	Minerals	617,387
13	NUCOR STEEL - BERKELEY	Huger	Metals	598,948
14	GIANT CEMENT COMPANY	Harleyville	Minerals	499,783
15	Century Aluminum of South Carolina, Inc.	Goose Creek	Metals	421,583
16	McMeekin	Columbia	Power Plants	365,876
17	WestRock Charleston Kraft, LLC	Charleston	Pulp and Paper, Waste	349,147
18	WestRock CP, LLC - Florence Mill	Florence	Pulp and Paper, Waste	339,409
19	International Paper - Georgetown Mill	Georgetown	Pulp and Paper, Waste	319,897
20	New-Indy Catawba LLC	Catawba	Pulp and Paper, Waste	257,855
21	Sylvamo Eastover Mill	Eastover	Pulp and Paper, Waste	256,795
22	HORRY COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY INCORPORATED	Conway	Waste	245,019
23	Anderson Regional Landfill	Belton	Waste	243,430
24	First Quality Tissue SE	Anderson	Pulp and Paper	225,327
25	NUCOR STEEL DARLINGTON	Darlington	Metals	185,445
26	WELLFORD LANDFILL	Wellford	Waste	176,367
27	Broad River Energy Center	Gaffney	Power Plants	161,540
28	TWIN CHIMNEYS LANDFILL	Honea Path	Waste	159,378
29	KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION	Beech Island	Pulp and Paper	148,672
30	UNION COUNTY REGIONAL MSW LANDFILL	Enoree	Waste	141,816
31	CMC Steel SC	Cayce	Metals	131,133
32	NAN YA PLASTICS CORPORATION AMERICA SOUTH CAROLINA PLANT	Lake City	Other	128,241
33	CHARLESTON COUNTY LANDFILL	Charleston	Waste	122,935
34	GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES LLC - RICHBURG	Richburg	Minerals	110,355
35	MILLIKEN & CO MAGNOLIA PLT	Blacksburg	Other	105,227
36	Befesa Zinc US INC	Barnwell	Metals	105,187
37	Marlboro Paper Mill	Bennettsville	Pulp and Paper	102,527
38	Georgetown Facility	Georgetown	Minerals	90,035
39	RICHLAND COUNTY LANDFILL	Elgin	Waste	89,696
40	Auriga Polymers Inc.	Spartanburg	Other	86,691
41	THREE RIVERS REGIONAL MSW LANDFILL	Jackson	Waste	76,926
42	SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP INC. P LANT 8S	Columbia	Other	75,900
43	INEOS US Chemicals Company CR Plant	Wando	Chemicals	75,045
44	SI Group, Inc.	Orangeburg	Chemicals, Waste	72,089
45	Georgetown County Landfill	Georgetown	Waste	68,978
46	Alpek Polyester USA, LLC Columbia Site	Gaston	Other	67,108
47	Clemson CHP	Clemson	Power Plants	66,216
48	LEE COUNTY LANDFILL	Bishopville	Waste	65,177
49	ENOREE LANDFILL	Greer	Waste	64,870
50	BERKELEY COUNTY LANDFILL	Moncks Corner	Waste	61,644
51	Michelin NA Lexington	Lexington	Other	60,806
52	Cooper River Partners, LLC	Goose Creek	Power Plants	59,946
53	BMW MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	Greer	Other	55,825
54	Greenwood County Landfills	Greenwood	Waste	54,866
55	WestRock Container, LLC	Cowpens	Pulp and Paper	54,343
56	FLAKEBOARD CAROLINA PARTICLEBOARD	Bennettsville	Other	53,522
57	OAKRIDGE LANDFILL INCORPORATED	Dorchester	Waste	53,292
58	JW Aluminum	Gossecreek	Metals	52,140
59	Cherokee County Cogen	Gaffney	Power Plants	50,857
60	ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS OPERATIONS LLC	Greenwood	Other	50,087
61	Resonac Graphite America Inc.130130	Ridgeville	Other	47,352
62	Norbord South Carolina Inc.	Kinards	Other	41,052
63	Sonoco Products Co.	Hartsville	Pulp and Paper, Waste	39,916
64	INV. Camden Plant	Lugoff	Other	39,377
65	University of South Carolina	Columbia	Power Plants	37,991
66	U.S. ARMY TRAINING CENTER (ATC) & FORT JACKSON RANGES	Fort Jackson	Waste	37,769
67	Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.	Piedmont	Other	33,632
68	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	Graniteville	Other	33,613
69	DSM Nutritional Products	Kingstree	Other, Waste	33,421
70	HICKORY HILL LANDFILL/RECYCLING	Ridgeland	Waste	30,450
71	MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC. - POLYESTER FILM DIVISION	Greer	Other	30,447
72	Carolina Gas Transmission - Southern Station	Warrenville	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	30,339
73	Owens Corning	Aiken	Minerals	29,581
74	Mill Creek Combustion Turbine Sta	Blacksburg	Power Plants	29,422
75	YORK COUNTY LANDFILL	York	Waste	28,917
76	DAK AMERICAS LLC	Moncks Corner	Other	28,706
77	Carolina Gas Transmission - Grover Station (Tran)	Blacksburg	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	27,482
78	INGEVITY SC LLC CHARLESTON CHEMICAL PLANT	North Charleston	Chemicals	25,454
79	Fiber Industries, LLC	Darlington	Other	24,788
80	City of Greenville Closed Landfill	Greenville	Waste	23,787
81	Owens Corning Vitrotex, LLC	Starr	Minerals	23,247
82	NORTHEAST SANITARY LANDFILL	Eastover	Waste	22,436
83	SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS LLC - SAVANNAH RIVER SITE	Aiken	Chemicals	21,702
84	TRANSCO STATION 140	Moore	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	17,631
85	H B Robinson / Darlington Electric Power Plant	Hartsville	Power Plants	16,495
86	SANTEE PRINT WORKS INCORPORATED	Sumter	Other	14,984
87	Lauscha Fiber International	Summerville	Minerals	14,703
88	Liberty Steel Georgetown Holdings LLC	Georgetown	Metals	13,381
89	GE (Greenville) Gas Turbines, LLC	Greenville	Other	13,294
90	PALMETTO LANDFILL AND RECYCLING CENTER	Wellford	Waste	12,548
91	CLEMSON UNIVERSITY	Seneca	Other	9,648
92	Darling Ingredients, Inc. - Ward	Ward	Other	8,424
93	Clarios, LLC - Florence Recycling Center	Florence	Metals	332

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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