EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station

Rabbit Hash, KY · Parent: Duke Energy Corp

Total releases
4.1M lbs
Chemicals reported
25
Carcinogens
6
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

MIXED Form-R mix

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station: how the 4.1M lbs splits

4.1M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 2.4M lbs 56.9%
  • Air Releases 1.7M lbs 42.3%
  • Water Discharges 32.5K lbs 0.8%
  • Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs <0.1%

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station's 4.1M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 56.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 42.3%. 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

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rabbit Hash, KY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 709.9K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 4.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 497 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station is pounds #11 and chemical-count #9 at 4.1M lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC; O'Neal Manufacturing Services; Lyons East; Clarios LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kentucky: Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station; Bonanza Power Plant; Colver Green Energy; Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station. Other Duke Energy Corp sites in this extract: Gibson Generating Station; Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. 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)); Vanadium compounds.

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Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Rabbit Hash, KY: 4.1M lbs across 25 chemicals (6 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 56.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station and Bonanza Power Plant.

#497 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.9% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

4.1M 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

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station inside Boone's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station reports the 92nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 78.2% of every pound reported in Boone. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station and Bonanza Power Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Boone's reported pounds (5.3M 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
  • Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 760.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 709.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station's water releases fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station's land releases fell from 452.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 406.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station's air releases fell from 303.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 299.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
4.1M lbs
MIXED pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
25 · 6 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 Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station
4.1M lbs
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC
1.9M lbs

2.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station
25
Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC
20

25% 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 Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.1M lbs.

Land Disposal 2.4M lbs (56.9%)
Air Releases 1.7M lbs (42.3%)
Water Discharges 32.5K lbs (0.8%)
Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (1.2M lbs to 709.9K lbs).

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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 1.2M lbs 18
2020 675.8K lbs 17
2021 762.5K lbs 17
2022 760.9K lbs 17
2023 709.9K lbs 17

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 25 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) 1.4M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 579.3K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 320.2K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 315.4K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 278.9K lbs -
Zinc compounds 225.0K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 170.1K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 131.2K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 125.8K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 103.7K lbs Carcinogen
Manganese compounds 96.3K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 72.8K lbs -
Copper compounds 71.9K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 60.4K lbs -
Nickel compounds 59.6K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 33.0K lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 24.1K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen fluoride 24.0K lbs -
Ammonia 7.2K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 701 lbs -
Mercury compounds 409 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 9 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 1 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 0 lbs Carcinogen

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station in Boone

Rabbit Hash, KY
38.9122, -84.8355
County TRI context
Boone · 78.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Duke Energy Corp

Compare beyond Kentucky

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (4.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include Trapper Mining Inc., Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station, Mitsubishi Chemical la Porte. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. 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), Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Nucor Steel Gallatin LLC. Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend 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.

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This Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend 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.

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rabbit Hash, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 78.2% of Boone TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trapper Mining Inc. (Δ 1.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. East Bend Generating Station stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 56.9%). 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