Cms Energy
2 facilities · 1 state · 14.4M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Cms Energy is the reported parent of 2 Form R facilities across 1 state, disclosing 14.4M lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 39 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Michigan (14.4M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Cms Energy, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Cms Energy: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-37.4%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-37.4%
3.2 million lb → 2.0 million lb, every facility that filed
- Cms Energy's total reported releases fell from 3.2 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cms Energy's water releases fell from 18.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cms Energy's land releases fell from 3.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cms Energy's air releases fell from 147.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Cms Energy from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: J H Campbell Generating Plant; De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc; Jbs USA Food Co; Pace Industries LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds; Zinc compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: J H Campbell Generating Plant; De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc; Jbs USA Food Co; Pace Industries LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds; Zinc compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Michigan. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.
Cms Energy ranks #122 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Cms Energy's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Michigan), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. Releases are facility-concentrated: J H Campbell Generating Plant accounts for most of Cms Energy's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Cms Energy follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc; US Ecology Inc; Jbs USA Food Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Cms Energy sits among TRI parents
Cms Energy sits on a disclosure ladder beside Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and US Ecology Inc and Jbs USA Food Co and Pace Industries LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · rank #120 · 53.0M lbs
- US Ecology Inc · rank #121 · 39.8M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Jbs USA Food Co · rank #123 · 11.8M lbs
- Pace Industries LLC · rank #124 · 7.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Cms Energy
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds; Zinc compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as J H Campbell Generating Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 7.5M lbs |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 4.4M lbs |
| Ammonia | 498.3K lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | 445.9K lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 321.2K lbs |
Facilities (2)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| J H Campbell Generating Plant West Olive, MI | 10.9M lbs |
| De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant Essexville, MI | 3.5M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Cms Energy on total disclosed release pounds (14.4M lbs) and reporting facility count (2). Release-volume peers include Ball Corp, Gerdau Group, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Michigan; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Cms Energy's TRI parent record
From Cms Energy, open J H Campbell Generating Plant or compare against Cleveland-Cliffs Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Cms Energy (J H Campbell Generating Plant in MI). Largest facility
- Compare against US Ecology Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Cms Energy sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, US Ecology Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Cms Energy's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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