EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station
Apollo Beach, FL · Parent: Teco Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 731.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station: how the 731.2K lbs splits
731.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 397.3K lbs 54.3%
- Off-site Transfers 197.8K lbs 27.1%
- Water Discharges 136.2K lbs 18.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station's 731.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 54.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 27.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Apollo Beach, FL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 55.1K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 731.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,572 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. Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station is pounds #33 and chemical-count #16 at 731.2K 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: Separation Technologies LLC; Maschmeyer-Apollo(blk/rm); Gold Bond Building Products - Apollo Beach; Advanced Airfoil Components. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Florida: Morgantown Power LLC; Brunner Island Steam Electric Station; Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station; Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North. Other Teco Energy Inc sites in this extract: Polk Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Apollo Beach, FL: 731.2K lbs across 17 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 54.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Morgantown Power LLC and Brunner Island Steam Electric Station.
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
731K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station reports the 207th-largest volume (731.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Florida include Morgantown Power LLC and Brunner Island Steam Electric Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station's total reported releases fell from 86.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station's off-site transfers fell from 574 lb in 2022 to 2 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station's air releases fell from 64.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station's water releases fell from 22.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station Form-R facts
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8.5× 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 Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 731.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 73% (203.0K lbs to 55.1K lbs).
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 73% 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 | 203.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 183.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 203.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 86.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 55.1K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 386.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 91.0K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 71.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 61.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 41.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 30.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 22.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 12.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 517 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 169 lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 66 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 36 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 34 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 7 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station in Hillsborough
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Separation Technologies LLC, Maschmeyer-Apollo(blk/rm), Gold Bond Building Products - Apollo Beach, 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. Morgantown Power LLC, Brunner Island Steam Electric Station, Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station on cumulative reported pounds (731.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Morgantown Power LLC, Brunner Island Steam Electric Station, Williamson Energy. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- Morgantown Power LLC Newburg, MD · Electric Utilities 731.2K lbs reported
- Brunner Island Steam Electric Station York Haven, PA · Electric Utilities 731.5K lbs reported
- Williamson Energy Marion, IL · Coal Mining 732.4K lbs reported
- Valero Refining Co -Oklahoma Valero Ardmore Refinery Ardmore, OK · Petroleum 729.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Teco Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Polk Power Station.
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, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Separation Technologies LLC. Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station 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 Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Apollo Beach, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 5.9% of Hillsborough TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Morgantown Power LLC (Δ 40 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 54.3%). 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