The federal government’s first-ever public accounting of the sources of greenhouse gases puts the spotlight on Southern Co. (SO) and other power companies that will soon face regulation of those emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday released details of carbon dioxide and other pollutants tied to climate change from 6,700 factories, power plants and refineries. Of the 100 top polluters, power generators occupied 96 spots, with three Southern coal-fired units at the top. The list quantifies which companies at the top of the list would be the hardest-hit by rules now being weighed by the EPA to curb carbon emissions from already-operating facilities. “Why are we focused on the existing power plants?” David Doniger, policy director for the climate center at the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, said in an interview. “Because that’s where the emissions are.”
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