EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Calhoun Generating Facility
Eastaboga, AL · Parent: Southern Co
- Total releases
- 13 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Calhoun Generating Facility: how the 13 lbs splits
13 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13 lbs 100.0%
Calhoun Generating Facility's 13 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Naphthalene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Calhoun Generating Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Eastaboga, AL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 13 lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 18,340 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kronospan LLC; Gold Bond Building Products - Anniston; U.S. Army - Anniston Army Depot; Legacy Cabinets LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Alabama: Woodsdale & Madison Generating Station; Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc); Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc); Martins Creek Steam Electric Station. Other Southern Co sites in this extract: Miller Steam Plant; Barry Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene.
Calhoun Generating Facility stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13 lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Woodsdale & Madison Generating Station and Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc).
Calhoun Generating Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13 lbs 29th percentile higher than 29% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Calhoun Generating Facility in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Calhoun Generating Facility reports the 456th-largest volume (13 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Woodsdale & Madison Generating Station and Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc).
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Calhoun Generating Facility's total reported releases fell from 13 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Calhoun Generating Facility's air releases fell from 13 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Calhoun Generating Facility Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Calhoun Generating Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (13 lbs to 0 lbs).
Calhoun Generating Facility: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Calhoun Generating Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2022 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Naphthalene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 13 lbs | Carcinogen |
Calhoun Generating Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Calhoun Generating Facility
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Kronospan LLC, Gold Bond Building Products - Anniston, U.S. Army - Anniston Army Depot, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Woodsdale & Madison Generating Station, Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc), Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc).
Other Southern Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Miller Steam Plant, Barry Steam Plant, Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Kronospan LLC. Calhoun Generating Facility stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Calhoun Generating Facility TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Calhoun Generating Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Eastaboga, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.0% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Elcan Industries Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Calhoun Generating Facility stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov