EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant

Juliette, GA · Parent: Southern Co Co-Owned

Total releases
3.7M lbs
Chemicals reported
28
Carcinogens
6
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant: how the 3.7M lbs splits

3.7M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 3.5M lbs 94.4%
  • Air Releases 145.5K lbs 3.9%
  • Water Discharges 54.4K lbs 1.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 7.9K lbs 0.2%

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant's 3.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 94.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.

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.

HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Juliette, GA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 468.0K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 3.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 535 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. Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant is pounds #15 and chemical-count #2 at 3.7M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos Macon Concrete Plant; Cherokee Brick & Tile Co; Armstrong World Industries Inc; Ykk (usa) Inc. National Manufacturing Center. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Georgia: Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Rogers Energy Complex; Gerald Gentleman Station; Independence Steam Electric Station; Miami Fort Power Co LLC. Other Southern Co Co-Owned sites in this extract: Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.

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Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (94.4% land disposal) across 28 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Rogers Energy Complex and Gerald Gentleman Station.

#535 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 2.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

3.7M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

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

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant inside Monroe's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant reports the 101st-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Monroe. Scale peers outside Georgia include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Rogers Energy Complex and Gerald Gentleman Station.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Monroe'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

2022 → 2023
  • Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant's total reported releases fell from 724.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 468.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant's land releases fell from 697.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 439.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant's water releases rose from 8.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant's air releases fell from 18.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
3.7M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
28 · 6 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium And Barium Compounds

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Total reported releases
Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant
3.7M lbs
Argos Macon Concrete Plant
1 lbs

3511868.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant
28
Argos Macon Concrete Plant
1

28.0× 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 Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.7M lbs.

Land Disposal 3.5M lbs (94.4%)
Air Releases 145.5K lbs (3.9%)
Water Discharges 54.4K lbs (1.5%)
Off-site Transfers 7.9K lbs (0.2%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 58% (1.1M lbs to 468.0K lbs).

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 58% 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: Barium And Barium Compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.1M lbs 19
2020 576.7K lbs 15
2021 804.3K lbs 18
2022 724.9K lbs 17
2023 468.0K lbs 17

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 28 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium And Barium Compounds 1.6M lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 1.4M lbs -
Vanadium compounds 107.6K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 100.9K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 78.5K lbs -
Zinc compounds 62.2K lbs -
Manganese compounds 60.0K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 48.9K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 33.7K lbs -
Copper compounds 33.5K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 28.4K lbs -
Thallium And Thallium Compounds 25.7K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 24.9K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 23.3K lbs -
Thallium compounds 20.0K lbs -
Formic acid 19.0K lbs -
Nickel compounds 15.3K lbs Carcinogen
Ammonia 14.9K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 11.2K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 8.3K lbs -
Cobalt compounds 6.0K lbs Carcinogen
Beryllium compounds 4.6K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 4.3K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 429 lbs -
Mercury compounds 247 lbs -
Naphthalene 41 lbs Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Chlorine 0 lbs -

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant · LAND-pathway site

Juliette, GA
33.0764, -83.7838
County TRI context
Monroe · 100% of county pounds
Parent company
Southern Co Co-Owned

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (28). Release-pound peers include Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting, Exxonmobil Chemical Co Baytown Olefins Plant (part), Midwest Sterilization Corp. Chemical-count peers include Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant, Pleasants Power Station, Chemours Washington Works. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Southern Co Co-Owned Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wansley 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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Argos Macon Concrete Plant. Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Juliette, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 100% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Novelis Alr Aluminum LLC - Novelis Davenport Casting (Δ 2.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds. 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