EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant

Rome, GA · Parent: Southern Co

Total releases
24.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Latest report
2019
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant: how the 24.2K lbs splits

24.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 19.6K lbs 80.8%
  • Off-site Transfers 4.6K lbs 19.1%
  • Water Discharges 4 lbs <0.1%

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant's 24.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 19.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rome, GA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 24.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 7,816 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant is pounds #243 and chemical-count #174 at 24.2K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill; Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Rome Lumber Operations; General Shale Brick Inc Plant #40; Profile Custom Extrusions LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Georgia: Hamakua Energy Plant; Sibley Generating Station; Pittsfield Generating Co LP; Will County Generating Station. Other Southern Co sites in this extract: Miller Steam Plant; Barry Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead compounds; Ammonia.

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Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.8% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 24.2K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hamakua Energy Plant and Sibley Generating Station.

#7,816 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant reports the 363rd-largest volume (24.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Georgia include Hamakua Energy Plant and Sibley Generating Station.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
LIGHT volume
24.2K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
5
Lead chemical
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

Compare this facility

See how Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant
24.2K lbs
International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill
11.5M lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant
5
International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill
25

80% less 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 Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.2K lbs.

Air Releases 19.6K lbs (80.8%)
Off-site Transfers 4.6K lbs (19.1%)
Water Discharges 4 lbs (<0.1%)

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 12.0K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 7.5K lbs -
Lead compounds 4.6K lbs -
Ammonia 81 lbs -
Mercury compounds 75 lbs -

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant · AIR-pathway site

Rome, GA
34.2540, -85.3518
County TRI context
Floyd · 0.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Southern Co

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (24.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Vigor Alaska, Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2, Sherwin-Williams Co. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill. Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps LIGHT 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.

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This Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rome, GA, latest year 2019. NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.2% of Floyd TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vigor Alaska (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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