EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Will County Generating Station
Romeoville, IL · Parent: Nrg Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 22.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Will County Generating Station: how the 22.3K lbs splits
22.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.4K lbs 78.0%
- Water Discharges 2.9K lbs 12.9%
- Off-site Transfers 2.0K lbs 9.2%
Will County Generating Station's 22.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 12.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Will County Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Romeoville, IL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 5.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2022, and 22.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 7,998 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. Will County Generating Station is pounds #333 and chemical-count #199 at 22.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1134; Exxonmobil Oil Corp Lockport Terminal; Nanophase Technologies Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Illinois: Pittsfield Generating Co LP; Tenaska Virginia Partners LP; Sibley Generating Station; Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant. 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: Hydrogen fluoride; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Lead compounds; Mercury compounds.
Will County Generating Station stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.3K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pittsfield Generating Co LP and Tenaska Virginia Partners LP.
Will County Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Will County Generating Station: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Will County Generating Station reports the 366th-largest volume (22.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 74.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Pittsfield Generating Co LP and Tenaska Virginia Partners LP.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Will County Generating Station's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 74.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Will County Generating Station Form-R facts
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See how Will County Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
83% less 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 Will County Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 28% (7.2K lbs to 5.2K lbs).
Will County Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Will County Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 6.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 16.7K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 311 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 5 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Will County Generating Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Will County Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery, Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1134, Exxonmobil Oil Corp Lockport Terminal, 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. Pittsfield Generating Co LP, Tenaska Virginia Partners LP, Sibley Generating Station.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Will County Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (22.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Nucor Building Systems, Mplx Terminals LLC - Niles Mi Terminal, Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Nucor Building Systems Waterloo, IN · Fabricated Metals 22.3K lbs reported
- Mplx Terminals LLC - Niles Mi Terminal Niles, MI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 22.3K lbs reported
- Seaman Corp - Wooster Plant Wooster, OH · Textiles 22.3K lbs reported
- Robert Bosch Tool Corp Lincolnton, NC · Fabricated Metals 22.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead compounds, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery. Will County Generating Station stamps LIGHT 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 Will County Generating Station TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Will County Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Romeoville, IL, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.1% of Will TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Building Systems (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Will County Generating Station stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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