Largest greenhouse-gas emitters in Virginia

128 facilities in Virginia reported 34,671,119 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 (63%). Largest first.

#	Facility	City	Sector	t CO2e
1	Greensville County Power Station	Emporia	Power Plants	3,605,193
2	Warren County Power Station	Front Royal	Power Plants	3,136,841
3	Doswell Limited Partnership	Ashland	Power Plants	2,581,376
4	Brunswick County Power Station	Freeman	Power Plants	2,405,590
5	Potomac Energy Center	Leesburg	Power Plants	1,655,660
6	Tenaska Virginia Generating Station	Scottsville	Power Plants	1,529,451
7	Chesterfield Power Station	Chester	Power Plants	1,292,661
8	ADVANSIX INCORPORATED - HOPEWELL	Hopewell	Chemicals	1,227,774
9	Bear Garden Generating Station	New Canton	Power Plants	1,146,397
10	Buchanan Mine #1	Raven	Other	1,092,629
11	Deep Mine 41	Norton	Other	988,518
12	WestRock Virginia, Covington	Covington	Pulp and Paper, Waste	970,084
13	ROANOKE CEMENT CO - CLOVERDALE	Troutville	Minerals	799,497
14	Possum Point Power Station	Dumfries	Power Plants	742,576
15	Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center	St. Paul	Power Plants	724,234
16	WestRock CP, LLC - West Point Mill	West Point	Pulp and Paper, Waste	587,189
17	Celanese Acetate LLC - Manufacturing Processes	Narrows	Other, Waste	542,610
18	Hopewell Energy Facility	Hopewell	Power Plants	494,746
19	Ladysmith Combustion Turbine Sta	Woodford	Power Plants	471,194
20	Gordonsville Power Station	Gordonsville	Power Plants	417,746
21	OGDEN MARTIN SYS OF FAIRFAX	Lorton	Waste	396,001
22	JEWELL COAL & COKE	Oakwood	Metals	376,576
23	Spruance Operating Services, LLC	Richmond	Power Plants	321,365
24	Clover Power Station	Clover	Power Plants	280,701
25	LHOIST NORTH AMERICA OF VIRGINIA INC	Ripplemead	Minerals	246,826
26	Micron Technology, Inc.	Manassas	Other	243,398
27	GP Big Island, LLC	Big Island	Pulp and Paper, Waste	233,196
28	KING GEORGE LANDFILL INC - WM	King George	Waste	223,064
29	Remington Combustion Turbine Station	Remington	Power Plants	165,781
30	GREIF RIVERVILLE LLC	Riverville	Pulp and Paper, Waste	162,501
31	Louisa Generation Facility	Gordonsville	Power Plants	158,001
32	US ARMY RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT	Radford	Other	157,692
33	TRANSCO STATION 165/166	Chatham	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	150,128
34	O-N MINERALS CHEMSTONE COMPANY	Clear Brook	Minerals	142,590
35	WestRock CP, LLC--Hopewell Mill (Formerly RockTenn)	Hopewell	Pulp and Paper	139,394
36	Marsh Run Generation Facility	Remington	Power Plants	130,865
37	COVANTA ALEXANDRIA/ARLINGTON, INC	Alexandria	Waste	124,675
38	ATLANTIC WASTE DISPOSAL INC - SUSSEX COUNTY LAND	Waverly	Waste	110,284
39	US NAVY, NAVY STATION, NORFOLK	Norfolk	Other	110,167
40	International Paper-Franklin Mill	Franklin	Pulp and Paper, Waste	106,860
41	KING AND QUEEN LANDFILL	Little Plymouth	Waste	104,311
42	AUGUSTA COUNTY SVC AUTHORITY LANDFILL	Staunton	Waste	104,083
43	CHAPARRAL STEEL	Petersburg	Metals	103,874
44	TRANSCO STATION 180	Unionville	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	103,186
45	International Paper Franklin Landfill	Franklin	Waste	98,370
46	Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc.	Portsmouth	Waste	97,740
47	Buchanan Units 1, 2	Keen Mountain	Power Plants	97,733
48	SMITH GAP REGIONAL LANDFILL	Salem	Waste	97,626
49	ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION	Roanoke	Metals	97,145
50	TRANSCO STATION 170	Appomattox	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	96,725
51	MAPLEWOOD RECYCLING AND WASTE DISPOSAL	Jetersville	Waste	85,977
52	Darbytown Combustion Turbine	Richmond	Power Plants	85,317
53	Livingston Landfill	Spotsylvania	Waste	82,357
54	HP HOOD LLC	Winchester	Other	75,925
55	UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	Charlottesville	Other	75,338
56	STAFFORD COUNTY LANDFILL	Stafford	Waste	75,197
57	NEW RIVER RESOURCE AUTHORITY REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY	Dublin	Waste	73,762
58	Elizabeth River Combustion Turbine Sta	Chesapeake	Power Plants	70,924
59	BATTLE CREEK LANDFILL	Luray	Waste	70,617
60	FREDERICK COUNTY REGIONAL LANDFILL	Winchester	Waste	70,452
61	GRIFFIN PIPE PRODUCTS COMPANY - LYNCHBURG	Lynchburg	Metals	68,595
62	Tazewell County Landfill	North Tazewell	Waste	66,084
63	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg	Other	66,032
64	Gravel Neck Combustion Turbine	Surry	Power Plants	64,542
65	FRANKLIN COUNTY LANDFILL	Rocky Mount	Waste	63,731
66	OLD DOMINION LANDFILL	Richmond	Waste	63,624
67	Clinch River	Cleveland	Power Plants	61,857
68	OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. PlANT 26	Toano	Minerals	61,679
69	BEAR ISLAND PAPER COMPANY LLC	Ashland	Pulp and Paper, Waste	60,768
70	SHOOSMITH SANITARY LANDFILL	Chester	Waste	60,673
71	ADVANSIX INC - CHESTERFIELD PLANT	Chester	Other	60,212
72	CONCORD TURNPIKE REGIONAL LANDFILL	Lynchburg	Waste	58,814
73	MIDDLE PENINSULA LANDFILL	Saluda	Waste	57,194
74	BRUNSWICK WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY	Lawrenceville	Waste	52,172
75	Region 2000 Regional Landfill - Livestock Road Facility	Rustburg	Waste	52,118
76	GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY DANVILLE	Danville	Other	50,329
77	ST Tissue - Franklin Facility	Franklin	Pulp and Paper	50,069
78	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED	Newport News	Metals	49,707
79	OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC. PLANT 29	Ringgold	Minerals	48,541
80	Blue Ridge Resource Authority Landfill	Buena Vista	Waste	47,648
81	SRPSA Butcher Creek Landfill	Chase City	Waste	47,292
82	Wolf Hills Energy	Bristol	Power Plants	45,720
83	Disposal and Recycling Services of Lunenburg	Lunenburg	Waste	45,500
84	PERDUE FARMS INCORPORATED - ACCOMACK	Accomac	Waste, Other	44,613
85	PETERSBURG CITY LANDFILL	Petersburg	Waste	42,744
86	NESTLE PURINA PET CARE CO - GOLDEN PRODUCTS DIVISI	King William	Other	41,700
87	USA WASTE OF VIRGINIA LANDFILLS - BETHEL LANDFILL	Hampton	Waste	41,115
88	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	Elkton	Chemicals	40,615
89	CGGSWA Regional Landfill	Hillsville	Waste	40,559
90	VCU EAST PLANT	Richmond	Other	37,808
91	TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE	Temperanceville	Other, Waste	36,717
92	Philip Morris USA	Richmond	Other	35,055
93	WASTE MANAGEMENT CHARLES CITY LANDFILL	Charles City	Waste	33,942
94	Ingevity Virginia Corporation	Covington	Chemicals	33,686
95	Seven Hills Paperboard, LLC	Lynchburg	Pulp and Paper	32,734
96	WWF Operating Company, LLC	Mount Crawford	Other	32,533
97	ORANGE COUNTY LANDFILL	Orange	Waste	31,710
98	PHILIP MORRIS USA - PARK 500	Chester	Other	31,412
99	Bedford County Landfill	Bedford	Waste	31,387
100	PERDUE AGRIBUSINESS LLC	Chesapeake	Other	30,967
101	Abbott Nutrition - A Division of Abbott Laboratories	Altavista	Other	30,662
102	THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC	Waynesboro	Other	30,257
103	Buchanan Mine - Preparation Plant	Oakwood	Other	29,765
104	Amherst County Landfill	Madison Heights	Waste	29,580
105	ANHEUSER BUSCH LLC	Williamsburg	Other	29,532
106	I-95 LANDFILL	Lorton	Waste	27,778
107	Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage - Leesburg and Loudoun Stations (Tran)	Leesburg	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	27,287
108	James Hardie Building Products, Inc.	Pulaski	Minerals	27,161
109	Columbia Gas Transmission-Strasburg Compressor Station	Strasburg	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	27,146
110	CORNING INCORPORATED - BLACKSBURG PLANT	Christiansburg	Minerals	26,886
111	McClure River Prep Plant	McClure	Other	26,526
112	James Madison University	Harrisonburg	Other	26,502
113	Sonoco Richmond	Richmond	Pulp and Paper	26,460
114	VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA	Dublin	Other	26,281
115	US ARMY - FORT BELVOIR	Fort Belvoir	Other	23,584
116	PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION PROCESSING AND RENDERING FACILITY	Timberville	Other	21,854
117	SPSA Regional Landfill	Suffolk	Waste	18,953
118	HAMPTON/NASA STEAM PLANT	Hampton	Power Plants	18,172
119	Commonwealth Chesapeake	New Church	Power Plants	18,058
120	LOUDOUN COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL	Leesburg	Waste	16,187
121	TRANSCO STATION 185	Manassas	Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems	15,001
122	DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS	Chester	Other	14,691
123	ROCKINGHAM COUNTY LANDFILL	Harrisonburg	Waste	13,821
124	BRISTOL INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY	Bristol	Waste	13,735
125	Shenandoah County Landfill	Edinburg	Waste	9,321
126	SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP-SMITHFIELD	Smithfield	Other, Waste	8,329
127	PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL	Manassas	Waste	4,968
128	Yorktown Power Station	Yorktown	Power Plants	1,733

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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