EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Gibson Generating Station

Owensville, IN · Parent: Duke Energy Corp

Total releases
17.5M lbs
Chemicals reported
34
Carcinogens
11
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Gibson Generating Station: how the 17.5M lbs splits

17.5M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 13.0M lbs 74.3%
  • Air Releases 4.5M lbs 25.7%
  • Off-site Transfers 847 lbs <0.1%

Gibson Generating Station's 17.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 74.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 25.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

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

Gibson Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensville, IN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.6M lbs of releases across 22 chemicals in 2023, and 17.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 114 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gibson Generating Station is pounds #8 and chemical-count #11 at 17.5M lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC; Mid-States Rubber Products Inc; Nidec Motor Corp Princeton; Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Indiana: U.S. Tva Cumberland Fossil Plant; Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant; W H Sammis Plant; Coal Creek Station. Other Duke Energy Corp sites in this extract: Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant; Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc compounds; Vanadium compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

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Gibson Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (74.3% land disposal) across 34 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Tva Cumberland Fossil Plant and Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant.

#114 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.4% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Gibson Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

17M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% 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

Gibson Generating Station inside Gibson's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Gibson Generating Station reports the 10th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 92.8% of every pound reported in Gibson. Scale peers outside Indiana include U.S. Tva Cumberland Fossil Plant and Dte Electric Co - Monroe Power Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Gibson's reported pounds (18.9M 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
  • Gibson Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 3.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Gibson Generating Station's off-site transfers rose from 100 lb in 2022 to 133 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Gibson Generating Station's land releases fell from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Gibson Generating Station's air releases fell from 820.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 652.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Gibson Generating Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
17.5M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
34 · 11 carc.
Lead chemical
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

Compare this facility

See how Gibson Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Gibson Generating Station
17.5M lbs
Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC
470 lbs

37234.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Gibson Generating Station
34
Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC
4

8.5× 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 Gibson Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.5M lbs.

Land Disposal 13.0M lbs (74.3%)
Air Releases 4.5M lbs (25.7%)
Off-site Transfers 847 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (4.3M lbs to 2.6M lbs).

Gibson Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Gibson Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 4.3M lbs 21
2020 3.9M lbs 23
2021 3.4M lbs 22
2022 3.3M lbs 22
2023 2.6M lbs 22

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 34 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 3.2M lbs -
Zinc compounds 2.5M lbs -
Vanadium compounds 1.9M lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 1.6M lbs -
Manganese compounds 1.1M lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 1.1M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 861.7K lbs -
Nickel compounds 735.0K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 565.6K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 561.4K lbs -
Lead compounds 483.9K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 391.3K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 385.7K lbs -
Arsenic compounds 382.7K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 301.0K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 250.9K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 211.8K lbs -
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 200.8K lbs Carcinogen
Thallium compounds 182.9K lbs -
Cobalt compounds 150.2K lbs Carcinogen
Ammonia 110.6K lbs -
Thallium And Thallium Compounds 97.2K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 96.0K lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 79.2K lbs Carcinogen
Beryllium compounds 76.2K lbs Carcinogen
Beryllium And Beryllium Compounds 41.1K lbs Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 2.4K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 1.3K lbs -
Naphthalene 396 lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 37 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 2 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Chlorine dioxide 0 lbs -
Chlorine 0 lbs -

Gibson Generating Station · LAND-pathway site

Owensville, IN
38.3698, -87.7466
County TRI context
Gibson · 92.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Duke Energy Corp

Compare beyond Indiana

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gibson Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (17.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (34). Release-pound peers include Graphic Packaging International LLC, Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations, Envirite of Ohio Inc. Chemical-count peers include Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div, Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Vanadium compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Toyota Boshoku Indiana LLC. Gibson Generating Station 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 Gibson Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Gibson Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensville, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 92.8% of Gibson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Graphic Packaging International LLC (Δ 28.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Gibson Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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