EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant
Homestead, FL · Parent: Nextera Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 259.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant: how the 259.4K lbs splits
259.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 254.2K lbs 98.0%
- Land Disposal 5.2K lbs 2.0%
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant's 259.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Homestead, FL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 102.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 259.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,812 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant is pounds #71 and chemical-count #120 at 259.4K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Contender Boats Inc; Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc East-West Facility; Titan Florida-South Miami Rmc Plant; Brain Power Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Florida: Lewis & Clark Station; National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station; Nevada Gold Energy LLC. Other Nextera Energy Inc sites in this extract: Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant; Gulf Clean Energy Center; Florida Power & Light Co Riviera Beach Energy Center; Okeechobee Clean Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Lead; Hydrazine.
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 259.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lewis & Clark Station and National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station.
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
259K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant reports the 276th-largest volume (259.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Lewis & Clark Station and National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant's total reported releases rose from 66.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 102.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant's air releases rose from 66.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 102.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant's land releases fell from 751 lb in 2022 to 685 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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33% 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 Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 259.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 265% (28.1K lbs to 102.7K lbs).
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 265% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 28.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 33.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 28.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 66.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 102.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 258.4K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 943 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 21 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrazine | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Contender Boats Inc, Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc East-West Facility, Titan Florida-South Miami Rmc Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. Lewis & Clark Station, National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant on cumulative reported pounds (259.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Evonik Corp, Masterbrand Cabinets Inc, First Solar Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Nextera Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant, Gulf Clean Energy Center, Florida Power & Light Co Riviera Beach Energy Center.
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 Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead, Hydrazine; nearby reporters include Contender Boats Inc. Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Homestead, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 10.5% of Miami-dade TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Evonik Corp (Δ 43 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Florida Power & Light Co Turkey Point Power Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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