EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Merom Generating Station
Sullivan, IN
- Total releases
- 6.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Merom Generating Station: how the 6.3M lbs splits
6.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.9M lbs 77.4%
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 22.4%
- Water Discharges 11.5K lbs 0.2%
- Off-site Transfers 154 lbs <0.1%
Merom Generating Station's 6.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 77.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 22.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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
Merom Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sullivan, IN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.2M lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 6.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 334 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. Merom Generating Station is pounds #22 and chemical-count #14 at 6.3M 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: Raybestos Powertrain LLC; Raybestos Powertrain LLC; Bear Run Mine; Brickcraft Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Indiana: Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station; Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant; Columbia Energy Center; Pacificorp Hunter Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds.
Merom Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (77.4% land disposal) across 27 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station and Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant.
Merom Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.3M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Merom Generating Station inside Sullivan's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Merom Generating Station reports the 62nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.6% of every pound reported in Sullivan. Scale peers outside Indiana include Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station and Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sullivan's reported pounds (6.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Merom Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merom Generating Station's land releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 950.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merom Generating Station's water releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Merom Generating Station's air releases fell from 326.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 288.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Merom Generating Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Merom Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1844.2× more than the comparison
9.0× 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 Merom Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (1.2M lbs to 1.2M lbs).
Merom Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Merom Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 741.3K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 1.5M lbs | 18 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 1.2M lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Merom Generating Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Merom Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Raybestos Powertrain LLC, Raybestos Powertrain LLC, Bear Run Mine, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 870 other reporting facilities in Indiana.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station, Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant, Columbia Energy Center.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Merom Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (6.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn, Nucor Steel Hertford County, Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power 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.
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn Millington, TN · Hazardous Waste 6.3M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel Hertford County Cofield, NC · Primary Metals 6.3M lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery Westlake, LA · Petroleum 6.3M lbs reported
- Adm Corn Processing Cedar Rapids, IA · Food 6.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
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 Zinc compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Raybestos Powertrain LLC. Merom 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.
Use and verify this record
This Merom Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Merom Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sullivan, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.6% of Sullivan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn (Δ 1.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Merom Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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