EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Baldwin Energy Complex
Baldwin, IL · Parent: Vistra Corp
- Total releases
- 530.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Baldwin Energy Complex: how the 530.9K lbs splits
530.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 355.8K lbs 67.0%
- Land Disposal 154.2K lbs 29.0%
- Water Discharges 21.0K lbs 3.9%
Baldwin Energy Complex's 530.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 29.0%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Baldwin Energy Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Baldwin, IL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 108.9K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 530.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,874 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Baldwin Energy Complex is pounds #78 and chemical-count #11 at 530.9K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Roeslein Modular Fabrication; US Army National Guard Sparta Training Area Ranges; Prairie State Generating Co; Spartan Light Metal Products Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Illinois: Hardin Generating Station; Polk Power Station; Dominion Energy South Carolina - Jasper Generating Station; Moxie Freedom. Other Vistra Corp sites in this extract: Oak Grove Steam Electric Station; Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine; Newton Energy Center; Miami Fort Power Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrochloric 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)); Barium And Barium Compounds.
Baldwin Energy Complex is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Baldwin, IL: 530.9K lbs across 23 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hardin Generating Station and Polk Power Station.
Baldwin Energy Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
531K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Baldwin Energy Complex inside Randolph's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Baldwin Energy Complex reports the 238th-largest volume (530.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 99.7% of every pound reported in Randolph. Scale peers outside Illinois include Hardin Generating Station and Polk Power Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Randolph's reported pounds (532.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Baldwin Energy Complex's total reported releases fell from 131.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 108.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baldwin Energy Complex's water releases fell from 13.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 393 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baldwin Energy Complex's air releases fell from 82.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 74.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Baldwin Energy Complex's land releases fell from 34.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Baldwin Energy Complex Form-R facts
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See how Baldwin Energy Complex stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
576.5× more than the comparison
11.5× 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 Baldwin Energy Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 530.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (115.9K lbs to 108.9K lbs).
Baldwin Energy Complex: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Baldwin Energy Complex year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 115.9K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 43.9K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 131.1K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 131.0K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 108.9K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Baldwin Energy Complex in Randolph
Nearest TRI Facilities to Baldwin Energy Complex
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Roeslein Modular Fabrication, US Army National Guard Sparta Training Area Ranges, Prairie State Generating Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Hardin Generating Station, Polk Power Station, Dominion Energy South Carolina - Jasper Generating Station.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Baldwin Energy Complex on cumulative reported pounds (530.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Creative Liquid Coatings Inc., Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc., General Motors Lansing Delta Township. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run 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.
- Creative Liquid Coatings Inc. Kendallville, IN · Plastics and Rubber 530.7K lbs reported
- Innovative Chemical Technologies Inc. Cartersville, GA · Chemicals 531.7K lbs reported
- General Motors Lansing Delta Township Lansing, MI · Transportation Equipment 531.8K lbs reported
- Hardin Generating Station Hardin, MT · Electric Utilities 530.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Vistra Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Oak Grove Steam Electric Station, Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine, Newton Energy Center.
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, Hydrochloric 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)), Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Roeslein Modular Fabrication. Baldwin Energy Complex stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Baldwin Energy Complex TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Baldwin Energy Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Baldwin, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.7% of Randolph TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Creative Liquid Coatings Inc. (Δ 237 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Baldwin Energy Complex stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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