EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Barry Steam Plant
Bucks, AL · Parent: Southern Co
- Total releases
- 4.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 25
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Barry Steam Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bucks, AL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 530.5K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 447 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC; Arkema Inc; Pmc Organometallix Inc; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Alabama: Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; Cross Generating Station; Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project; San Juan Generating Station. Other Southern Co sites in this extract: Miller Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant; McIntosh Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds.
Barry Steam Plant has reported 4.8M lbs of toxic releases across 25 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 6 are classified as carcinogens, representing 24% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Electric Utilities sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 82% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Barry Steam Plant reports the 83rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.2% of its sector.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Barry Steam Plant files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 221112 (Electric Utilities). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 4.8M lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 25 distinct chemicals, 6 of which (24%) carry a carcinogenic classification. Largest chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 3.9M lbs (82.0% of total volume), followed by off-site transfers at 13.4%. Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 61% - from 1.4M lbs to 530.5K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Southern Co alongside Miller Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant; McIntosh Electric Generating Plant. Nearest other TRI reporters: U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC; Arkema Inc; Pmc Organometallix Inc; Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; Cross Generating Station; Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project; San Juan Generating Station.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Barry Steam Plant has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Barry Steam Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 530.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barry Steam Plant's land releases rose from 4 lb in 2022 to 120 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barry Steam Plant's off-site transfers fell from 224.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barry Steam Plant's air releases fell from 931.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 493.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Barry Steam Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (1.4M lbs to 530.5K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Barry Steam Plant - annual TRI totals
- 2019
2019
1 million lbs
- 2020
2020
1 million lbs
- 2021
2021
1 million lbs
- 2022
2022
1 million lbs
- 2023
2023
1 million lbs
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4M lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 784.1K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 957.0K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 1.2M lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 530.5K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Barry Steam Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC, Arkema Inc, Pmc Organometallix Inc, ordered by distance.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Cpi USA North Carolina LLC, Cross Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project.
Other Southern Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Miller Steam Plant, Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a facility in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk. For site-specific health questions, consult your local environmental or health agency.
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What to do with this facility's data
From Barry Steam Plant, open U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC or Cpi USA North Carolina LLC next rather than reading rank alone.
- See whether releases reported by Barry Steam Plant are rising or falling over time (watch Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) in the chemical mix). View trends
- Compare Barry Steam Plant with nearby reporter U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC before treating rank as risk. Open U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC
- Cross-check similar-scale peer Cpi USA North Carolina LLC outside Alabama. Open Cpi USA North Carolina LLC
Rank and named neighbors (U.S. Amines (bucks) LLC, Arkema Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Barry Steam Plant. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.