South Carolina Public Service Authority
2 facilities · 1 state · 6.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, South Carolina Public Service Authority is the reported parent of 2 Form R facilities across 1 state, disclosing 6.8M lbs of toxic releases. 8 of 50 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is South Carolina (6.8M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for South Carolina Public Service Authority, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for South Carolina Public Service Authority: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+15.7%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+15.7%
1.4 million lb → 1.7 million lb, every facility that filed
- South Carolina Public Service Authority's total reported releases rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- South Carolina Public Service Authority's off-site transfers fell from 392 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- South Carolina Public Service Authority's land releases rose from 186.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 256.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- South Carolina Public Service Authority's water releases rose from 32.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read South Carolina Public Service Authority from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Cross Generating Station; Winyah Generating Station. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nucor Corp; International Paper Co; Domtar Corp; Westrock Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: South Carolina. 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: Cross Generating Station; Winyah Generating Station. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nucor Corp; International Paper Co; Domtar Corp; Westrock Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: South Carolina. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.
South Carolina Public Service Authority ranks #208 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. South Carolina Public Service Authority's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (South Carolina), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. Releases are facility-concentrated: Cross Generating Station accounts for most of South Carolina Public Service Authority's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for South Carolina Public Service Authority follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nucor Corp; International Paper Co; Domtar Corp) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where South Carolina Public Service Authority sits among TRI parents
South Carolina Public Service Authority sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nucor Corp and International Paper Co and Domtar Corp and Westrock Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nucor Corp · rank #206 · 15.8M lbs
- International Paper Co · rank #207 · 13.0M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Domtar Corp · rank #209 · 6.2M lbs
- Westrock Co · rank #210 · 5.8M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by South Carolina Public Service Authority
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Cross Generating Station. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
Facilities (2)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Cross Generating Station Pineville, SC | 4.8M lbs |
| Winyah Generating Station Georgetown, SC | 2.0M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest South Carolina Public Service Authority on total disclosed release pounds (6.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (2). Release-volume peers include Knauf Insulation, The Procter & Gamble Co, Glanbia 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 South Carolina; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with South Carolina Public Service Authority's TRI parent record
From South Carolina Public Service Authority, open Cross Generating Station or compare against Nucor Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for South Carolina Public Service Authority (Cross Generating Station in SC). Largest facility
- Compare against International Paper Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where South Carolina Public Service Authority sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nucor Corp, International Paper Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
South Carolina Public Service Authority'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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