EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Charles R Lowman Power Plant
Leroy, AL · Parent: Powersouth Energy Cooperative
- Total releases
- 284.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Charles R Lowman Power Plant: how the 284.8K lbs splits
284.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 168.5K lbs 59.2%
- Land Disposal 114.6K lbs 40.2%
- Water Discharges 1.6K lbs 0.6%
Charles R Lowman Power Plant's 284.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 59.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 40.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Charles R Lowman Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leroy, AL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 46.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2020, and 284.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 2,663 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. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bayou Concrete LLC - Jackson Plant; Boise White Paper LLC; Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC; Basf Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Alabama: Hibbard Renewable Energy Center; Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P.; Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station; Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility. 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); Vanadium compounds; Manganese compounds.
Charles R Lowman Power Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Leroy, AL: 284.8K lbs across 13 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 59.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hibbard Renewable Energy Center and Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P..
Charles R Lowman Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
285K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Charles R Lowman Power Plant in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Charles R Lowman Power Plant reports the 269th-largest volume (284.8K lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Hibbard Renewable Energy Center and Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Charles R Lowman Power Plant 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 Charles R Lowman Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 284.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 81% (238.4K lbs to 46.4K lbs).
Charles R Lowman Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Charles R Lowman Power Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 81% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 238.4K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 46.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 116.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 49.0K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 27.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 24.6K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 24.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 22.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 18.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 124 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 69 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Charles R Lowman Power Plant in Washington
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Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Bayou Concrete LLC - Jackson Plant, Boise White Paper LLC, Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Hibbard Renewable Energy Center, Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P., Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Charles R Lowman Power Plant on cumulative reported pounds (284.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Hibbard Renewable Energy Center, Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches, Superior Fish Products Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Hibbard Renewable Energy Center Duluth, MN · Electric Utilities 284.8K lbs reported
- Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches Beaumont, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 284.8K lbs reported
- Superior Fish Products Inc. Macon, MS · Food 284.8K lbs reported
- V&s Korns Galvanizing LLC Johnstown, PA · Fabricated Metals 284.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
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 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), Vanadium compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Bayou Concrete LLC - Jackson Plant. Charles R Lowman Power Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Charles R Lowman Power Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Charles R Lowman Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leroy, AL, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 9.3% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hibbard Renewable Energy Center (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Charles R Lowman Power Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 59.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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