EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant
Loxahatchee, FL · Parent: Nextera Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 1.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 99.3%
- Land Disposal 11.8K lbs 0.7%
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant's 1.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Loxahatchee, FL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 351.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 948 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-West County Energy Center Plant is pounds #18 and chemical-count #210 at 1.7M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Titan Florida-West Palm Beach Rmc Plant; Maschmeyer-Pike Rm; Coastal an Oldcastle Co; Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Florida: Lcra Fayette Power Project; American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant; Dominion Energy of South Carolina - Williams Station Genco; Ebensburg Power Co. Other Nextera Energy Inc sites in this extract: Gulf Clean Energy Center; Florida Power & Light Co Riviera Beach Energy Center; Okeechobee Clean Energy Center; Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chlorine dioxide.
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.3% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lcra Fayette Power Project and American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant.
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant inside Palm Beach's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant reports the 156th-largest volume (1.7M lbs). This one site accounts for 44.2% of every pound reported in Palm Beach. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Lcra Fayette Power Project and American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Palm Beach's reported pounds (3.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant's total reported releases fell from 498.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 351.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant's air releases fell from 495.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 349.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant's land releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3531630.8× more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 20% (291.9K lbs to 351.5K lbs).
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 20% 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 | 291.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 279.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 281.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 498.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 351.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.7M lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 23.8K lbs | - |
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Titan Florida-West Palm Beach Rmc Plant, Maschmeyer-Pike Rm, Coastal an Oldcastle Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. Lcra Fayette Power Project, American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant, Dominion Energy of South Carolina - Williams Station Genco.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Novelis Corp-Greensboro, Nucor Steel Memphis Inc, American Crystal Sugar Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Nextera Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gulf Clean Energy Center, Florida Power & Light Co Riviera Beach Energy Center, Okeechobee Clean 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, Chlorine dioxide; nearby reporters include Titan Florida-West Palm Beach Rmc Plant. Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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-West County Energy Center Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Loxahatchee, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 44.2% of Palm Beach TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Novelis Corp-Greensboro (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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