EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant
Atlanta, GA · Parent: Southern Co
- Total releases
- 3.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant: how the 3.0M lbs splits
3.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.0M lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 505 lbs <0.1%
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant's 3.0M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Atlanta, GA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 640.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 648 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. McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant is pounds #20 and chemical-count #249 at 3.0M 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quikrete Construction Materials LLC; First American Resources Co; Compass Chemical International LLC; Sterigenics US Llc-Atlanta Ga Facility. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Georgia: Westlake US 2 LLC; Manitowoc Public Utilities; Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station. Other Southern Co sites in this extract: Miller Steam Plant; Barry Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McIntosh Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Westlake US 2 LLC and Manitowoc Public Utilities.
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% 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
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant inside Cobb's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant reports the 117th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 86.3% of every pound reported in Cobb. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Westlake US 2 LLC and Manitowoc Public Utilities.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cobb's reported pounds (3.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant's total reported releases rose from 620.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 640.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant's water releases fell from 100 lb in 2022 to 83 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant's air releases rose from 620.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 640.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (590.2K lbs to 640.1K lbs).
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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 | 590.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 550.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 560.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 620.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 640.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.0M lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Quikrete Construction Materials LLC, First American Resources Co, Compass Chemical International LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Westlake US 2 LLC, Manitowoc Public Utilities, Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Westlake US 2 LLC, Eramet Marietta Inc, 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Westlake US 2 LLC Westlake, LA · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
- Eramet Marietta Inc Marietta, OH · Primary Metals 3.0M lbs reported
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility Cottage Grove, MN · Chemicals 3.0M lbs reported
- Manitowoc Public Utilities Manitowoc, WI · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southern Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Miller Steam Plant, Barry Steam Plant, Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant.
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), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Quikrete Construction Materials LLC. McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating 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 McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Atlanta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 86.3% of Cobb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake US 2 LLC (Δ 94 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating 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