EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant
Rincon, GA · Parent: Southern Co
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1M lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 147 lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 93 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 63 lbs <0.1%
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rincon, GA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 600.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 831 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. McIntosh Electric Generating Plant is pounds #28 and chemical-count #198 at 2.1M 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: Dawkins On-Site LLC - Oar; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Northgate; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Gitc; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Girp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Georgia: Dolet Hills Power Station; Northampton Generating Plant; Panther Creek Power Operating LLC; Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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: Ammonia; Lead compounds; Naphthalene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dolet Hills Power Station and Northampton Generating Plant.
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant inside Effingham's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, McIntosh Electric Generating Plant reports the 144th-largest volume (2.1M lbs). This one site accounts for 56.4% of every pound reported in Effingham. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Dolet Hills Power Station and Northampton Generating Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Effingham's reported pounds (3.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- McIntosh Electric Generating Plant's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 68 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McIntosh Electric Generating Plant's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant Form-R facts
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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 McIntosh Electric Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 392% (122.0K lbs to 600.1K lbs).
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows McIntosh Electric Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 392% 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 | 122.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 240.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 530.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 600.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 600.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.1M lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 241 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to McIntosh Electric Generating Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Dawkins On-Site LLC - Oar, Dawkins On-Site LLC - Northgate, Dawkins On-Site LLC - Gitc, 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. Dolet Hills Power Station, Northampton Generating Plant, Panther Creek Power Operating LLC.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest McIntosh Electric Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md, Siltronic Corp, Arch Chemicals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md Salisbury, MD · Food 2.1M lbs reported
- Siltronic Corp Portland, OR · Computers and Electronic Products 2.1M lbs reported
- Arch Chemicals Inc Rochester, NY · Chemicals 2.1M lbs reported
- Ames Advanced Materials Corp South Plainfield, NJ · Chemicals 2.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Lead compounds, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Dawkins On-Site LLC - Oar. McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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.
McIntosh Electric Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rincon, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 56.4% of Effingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md (Δ 2.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
McIntosh 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