EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station
Wheatfield, IN · Parent: Nisource Inc
- Total releases
- 8.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 24
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station: how the 8.3M lbs splits
8.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.2M lbs 50.5%
- Air Releases 4.0M lbs 47.6%
- Water Discharges 155.0K lbs 1.9%
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station's 8.3M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 50.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 47.6%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wheatfield, IN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 950.5K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 8.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 254 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. Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station is pounds #15 and chemical-count #18 at 8.3M 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: Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC; Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-Wheatfield; Leggett & Platt Inc; Pratt Paper (in) LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Indiana: Four Corners Steam Electric Station; Spurlock Power Station; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Adm Corn Processing. Other Nisource Inc sites in this extract: Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Zinc compounds.
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wheatfield, IN: 8.3M lbs across 24 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 50.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Four Corners Steam Electric Station and Spurlock Power Station.
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.3M 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
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station inside Jasper's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station reports the 39th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.2% of every pound reported in Jasper. Scale peers outside Indiana include Four Corners Steam Electric Station and Spurlock Power Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Jasper's reported pounds (8.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 950.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station's air releases fell from 772.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 537.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station's land releases fell from 550.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 387.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station's water releases rose from 23.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nipsco R.m.schahfer 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 Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 66% (2.8M lbs to 950.5K lbs).
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 1
- 2021
- 2022 1
- 2023 1
What this shows Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% 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).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.8M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 1.3M lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 950.5K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 24 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station in Jasper
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-Wheatfield, Leggett & Platt Inc, 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. Four Corners Steam Electric Station, Spurlock Power Station, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (8.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (24). Release-pound peers include Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Formosa Plastics Corp Texas, Four Corners Steam Electric Station. Chemical-count peers include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station, Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC. 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).
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station Walnut Cove, NC · Electric Utilities 24 chemicals
- Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp North Charleston, SC · Paper 24 chemicals
- Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC Cedar Springs, GA · Paper 24 chemicals
- International Paper Pensacola Mill Cantonment, FL · Paper 24 chemicals
Other Nisource Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station.
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), Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · 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.
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wheatfield, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.2% of Jasper TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lsb Chemical L.L.C. (Δ 12.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 50.5%). 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