EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Miller Steam Plant
Quinton, AL · Parent: Southern Co
- Total releases
- 8.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Miller Steam Plant: how the 8.0M lbs splits
8.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.0M lbs 62.8%
- Land Disposal 1.5M lbs 18.6%
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 18.0%
- Water Discharges 52.5K lbs 0.7%
Miller Steam Plant's 8.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 62.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 18.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Miller Steam Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Quinton, AL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 337.4K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 8.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 266 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: Sherman Industries - Miller Plant; Gorgas Steam Plant; Nelson Brothers LLC - Samoset Facility; Remuriate LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Alabama: Kyger Creek Station; Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center; Adm Corn Processing; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant. Other Southern Co sites in this extract: Barry Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant; McIntosh Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia.
Miller Steam Plant is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Quinton, AL: 8.0M lbs across 29 chemicals (7 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 62.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kyger Creek Station and Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center.
Miller Steam Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.0M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Miller Steam Plant inside Jefferson's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Miller Steam Plant reports the 45th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 33.0% of every pound reported in Jefferson. Scale peers outside Alabama include Kyger Creek Station and Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jefferson's reported pounds (24.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Miller Steam Plant's total reported releases fell from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 337.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Miller Steam Plant's off-site transfers fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 63.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Miller Steam Plant's air releases fell from 358.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 248.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Miller Steam Plant's water releases rose from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Miller Steam Plant Form-R facts
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27023964.3× more than the comparison
29.0× more than the comparison
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 Miller Steam Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (2.0M lbs to 337.4K lbs).
Miller Steam Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Miller Steam Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 83% from 2019 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: Barium And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0M lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 1.3M lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 2.3M lbs | 18 |
| 2022 | 2.0M lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 337.4K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Miller Steam Plant in Jefferson
Nearest TRI Facilities to Miller Steam Plant
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Sherman Industries - Miller Plant, Gorgas Steam Plant, Nelson Brothers LLC - Samoset Facility, 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. Kyger Creek Station, Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center, Adm Corn Processing.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Miller Steam Plant on cumulative reported pounds (8.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Wharf Resources, Kyger Creek Station, Valero Refining-Texas LP. Chemical-count peers include Harrison Power Station, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southern Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Barry 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.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Sherman Industries - Miller Plant. Miller Steam Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Miller Steam Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Miller Steam Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Quinton, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 33.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westrock Mill Co LLC (Δ 6.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Miller Steam Plant stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 62.8%). 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