EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

La Cygne Generating Station

Lacygne, KS · Parent: Evergy Inc

Total releases
5.5M lbs
Chemicals reported
23
Carcinogens
5
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

La Cygne Generating Station: how the 5.5M lbs splits

5.5M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 5.3M lbs 95.8%
  • Air Releases 231.8K lbs 4.2%
  • Water Discharges 308 lbs <0.1%

La Cygne Generating Station's 5.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 95.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

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

La Cygne Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lacygne, KS, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 5.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 390 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. La Cygne Generating Station is pounds #7 and chemical-count #8 at 5.5M lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cardinal Fg; East Kansas Agri-Energy; Peerless Products Inc; Pennys Concrete. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kansas: Basin Electric Dry Fork Station; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station; Mount Storm Power Station; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. Other Evergy Inc sites in this extract: Jeffrey Energy Center; Iatan Generating Station; Lawrence Energy Center; Hawthorn Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Vanadium compounds; Zinc compounds.

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La Cygne Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (95.8% land disposal) across 23 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basin Electric Dry Fork Station and Basin Electric Leland Olds Station.

#390 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.5% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

La Cygne Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

5.5M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% 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

La Cygne Generating Station inside Linn's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, La Cygne Generating Station reports the 73rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Linn. Scale peers outside Kansas include Basin Electric Dry Fork Station and Basin Electric Leland Olds Station.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Linn's reported pounds (5.5M 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
  • La Cygne Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • La Cygne Generating Station's air releases fell from 46.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • La Cygne Generating Station's land releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

La Cygne Generating Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
5.5M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
23 · 5 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

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

Total reported releases
La Cygne Generating Station
5.5M lbs
Cardinal Fg
3.5K lbs

1557.6× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
La Cygne Generating Station
23
Cardinal Fg
2

11.5× 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 La Cygne Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.5M lbs.

Land Disposal 5.3M lbs (95.8%)
Air Releases 231.8K lbs (4.2%)
Water Discharges 308 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (1.1M lbs to 1.1M lbs).

La Cygne Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows La Cygne Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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)).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.1M lbs 16
2020 928.6K lbs 16
2021 1.2M lbs 16
2022 1.1M lbs 16
2023 1.1M lbs 16

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 2.6M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 1.8M lbs -
Vanadium compounds 169.3K lbs -
Zinc compounds 135.6K lbs -
Manganese compounds 134.6K lbs -
Ammonia 102.6K lbs -
Copper compounds 90.5K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 86.7K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 67.1K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 56.7K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 43.9K lbs -
Nickel compounds 36.4K lbs Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 32.4K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 29.0K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 28.5K lbs -
Lead compounds 24.2K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 21.0K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 17.3K lbs -
Mercury compounds 545 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 444 lbs -
Naphthalene 104 lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 19 lbs Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

La Cygne Generating Station · LAND-pathway site

Lacygne, KS
38.3381, -94.6368
County TRI context
Linn · 100% of county pounds
Parent company
Evergy Inc

Compare beyond Kansas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest La Cygne Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (5.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC, Basin Electric Dry Fork Station, Westrock Kraft Paper LLC. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Cardinal Fg. La Cygne 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 La Cygne Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · 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.

La Cygne Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lacygne, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 100% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC (Δ 14.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

La Cygne Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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