EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center
Okeechobee, FL · Parent: Nextera Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 879.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center: how the 879.5K lbs splits
879.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 879.1K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 417 lbs <0.1%
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center's 879.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. 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
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Okeechobee, FL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 394.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 879.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,416 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. Okeechobee Clean Energy Center is pounds #28 and chemical-count #212 at 879.5K 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: Parker Hannifin; Piper Aircraft Inc; Titan Florida-Vero Beach Rmc Plant; Maschmeyer-Vero(blk-Rm). Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Florida: Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant; Salt River Project Navajo Generating Station; Clover Power Station; Red-Rochester LLC - Eastman Business Park. 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; Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 879.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant and Salt River Project Navajo Generating Station.
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
880K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center inside Okeechobee's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Okeechobee Clean Energy Center reports the 196th-largest volume (879.5K lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Okeechobee. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant and Salt River Project Navajo Generating Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Okeechobee's reported pounds (880.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Okeechobee Clean Energy Center's total reported releases rose from 236.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 394.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Okeechobee Clean Energy Center's air releases rose from 236.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 394.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Okeechobee Clean Energy Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
136.7× 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 Okeechobee Clean Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 879.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 470% (69.2K lbs to 394.8K lbs).
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center: 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 Okeechobee Clean Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 470% 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 | 69.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 96.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 82.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 236.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 394.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 878.8K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 707 lbs | Carcinogen |
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Okeechobee Clean Energy Center
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Parker Hannifin, Piper Aircraft Inc, Titan Florida-Vero Beach 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. Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant, Salt River Project Navajo Generating Station, Clover Power Station.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Okeechobee Clean Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (879.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Par Montana Billings Refinery, Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC, Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant. 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.
- Par Montana Billings Refinery Billings, MT · Petroleum 881.7K lbs reported
- Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC Mobile, AL · Chemicals 882.2K lbs reported
- Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant Fountain, CO · Electric Utilities 882.6K lbs reported
- Arauco Na Grayling Particleboard Grayling, MI · Wood Products 885.1K lbs reported
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 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; nearby reporters include Parker Hannifin. Okeechobee Clean Energy Center 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 Okeechobee Clean Energy Center TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Okeechobee, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. more than 99.9% of Okeechobee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Par Montana Billings Refinery (Δ 2.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Okeechobee Clean Energy Center 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