EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant
Carrollton, GA · Parent: Southern Co Co-Owned
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant: how the 1.5M lbs splits
1.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2M lbs 80.4%
- Land Disposal 271.5K lbs 18.6%
- Water Discharges 15.0K lbs 1.0%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant's 1.5M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 18.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carrollton, GA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 379.1K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2022, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 1,048 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. Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant is pounds #33 and chemical-count #18 at 1.5M 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: Tenaska Georgia Partners LP; Southwire Co; Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc; Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Georgia: Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex; Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant; City Water Light & Power City of Springfield; Coleto Creek Power Station. Other Southern Co Co-Owned sites in this extract: Scherer Steam 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); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds.
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.4% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5M lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex and Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant.
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant inside Heard's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant reports the 167th-largest volume (1.5M lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Heard. Scale peers outside Georgia include Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex and Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Heard's reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
48467.1× more than the comparison
17.0× 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 Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 21% (479.1K lbs to 379.1K lbs).
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% from 2019 to 2022). 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 | 479.1K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 196.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 403.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 379.1K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 2 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 665.6K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 482.0K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 102.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 43.3K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 34.7K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 29.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 20.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 18.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 13.2K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 12.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 8.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 122 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 2 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Tenaska Georgia Partners LP, Southwire Co, Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex, Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant, City Water Light & Power City of Springfield.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include 293 - Memphis Oilseeds, Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc, Pilgrim's Pride Sumter Processing Plant. 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.
- 293 - Memphis Oilseeds Memphis, TN · Food 1.5M lbs reported
- Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc Chicopee, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1.5M lbs reported
- Pilgrim's Pride Sumter Processing Plant Sumter, SC · Food 1.5M lbs reported
- Ineos US Chemicals Co - Cooper River Plant Wando, SC · Chemicals 1.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southern Co Co-Owned Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Scherer 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), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Tenaska Georgia Partners LP. Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carrollton, GA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. more than 99.9% of Heard TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 293 - Memphis Oilseeds (Δ 265 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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