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Potomac Energy Center: 1.66 million metric tons CO2e in 2023
Potomac Energy Center in Leesburg, Virginia reported 1,655,660 metric tons of CO2-equivalent direct emissions to the EPA for 2023, the #5 largest of 128 reporting direct emitters in Virginia and #369 nationally.
- Direct emissions, 2023
- 1,655,660 t CO2e
- Rank
- #5 of 128 direct emitters in Virginia; #369 of 6,455 in the U.S.
- Share of Virginia total
- 4.8%
- Sector
- Power Plants
- Location
- Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia
- Parent company
- ARES CAPITAL CORP (100%)
- NAICS code
- 221112
- EPA GHGRP facility ID
- 1012160
By gas
| Gas | t CO2e | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Dioxide | 1,653,940 | 99.9% |
| Nitrous Oxide | 935 | 0.1% |
| Methane | 784 | 0.0% |
See facility 1012160 on EPA FLIGHT · All direct emitters in Virginia
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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