EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Powerton Generating Station
Pekin, IL · Parent: Nrg Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 179.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Powerton Generating Station: how the 179.1K lbs splits
179.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 87.4K lbs 48.8%
- Air Releases 70.8K lbs 39.6%
- Water Discharges 20.8K lbs 11.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Powerton Generating Station's 179.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 48.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Powerton Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pekin, IL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 9.6K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 179.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,447 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. Powerton Generating Station is pounds #138 and chemical-count #64 at 179.1K 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: Flsmidth; Quikrete - Peoria Il Plant; Winpak Heat Seal Corp; Hanna Steel Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Illinois: Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site; Linden Generating Station; Pg&e Humboldt Bay Power Plant; Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center. Other Nrg Energy Inc sites in this extract: W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station; Limestone Electric Generating Station; Homer City Generation LP; Waukegan Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrogen fluoride; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds.
Powerton Generating Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Pekin, IL: 179.1K lbs across 12 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 48.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site and Linden Generating Station.
Powerton Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
179K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Powerton Generating Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Powerton Generating Station reports the 297th-largest volume (179.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site and Linden Generating Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Powerton Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 30.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powerton Generating Station's air releases fell from 29.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powerton Generating Station's water releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powerton Generating Station's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Powerton Generating Station 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 Powerton Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 179.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 91% (104.9K lbs to 9.6K lbs).
Powerton Generating Station: 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 Powerton Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 104.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 16.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 17.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 30.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 9.6K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 69.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 56.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 18.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 12.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 11.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 935 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 883 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 47 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 32 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Powerton Generating Station in Tazewell
Nearest TRI Facilities to Powerton Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Flsmidth, Quikrete - Peoria Il Plant, Winpak Heat Seal Corp, 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. Dairyland Power Cooperative - Genoa Site, Linden Generating Station, Pg&e Humboldt Bay Power Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Powerton Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (179.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Hydrite Chemical Co., West Fraser Inc Joyce Mill, K81 - Goodland Oilseeds. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Nrg Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station, Limestone Electric Generating Station, Homer City Generation LP.
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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrogen fluoride, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Flsmidth. Powerton Generating Station 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 Powerton Generating Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Powerton Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pekin, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 11.1% of Tazewell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hydrite Chemical Co. (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Powerton Generating Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 48.8%). 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