EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
John S Cooper Power Station
Somerset, KY · Parent: East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc
- Total releases
- 112.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
John S Cooper Power Station: how the 112.2K lbs splits
112.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 104.1K lbs 92.7%
- Air Releases 7.4K lbs 6.6%
- Water Discharges 817 lbs 0.7%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
John S Cooper Power Station's 112.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 92.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
MID volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
John S Cooper Power Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Somerset, KY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 40.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 112.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,356 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. John S Cooper Power Station is pounds #118 and chemical-count #56 at 112.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kingsford Manufacturing Co; Ugn Inc.; Ahf Products; Continental Refining Co LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kentucky: Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station; Dave Gates Generating Station; Whitewater Generating Station; Prairie Creek Generating Station. Other East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc sites in this extract: Spurlock Power Station; E. Kentucky Power Corp. - J.k. Smith Power Station; Bluegrass Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
John S Cooper Power Station stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (92.7% land disposal) across 11 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 112.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station and Dave Gates Generating Station.
John S Cooper Power Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
112K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
John S Cooper Power Station inside Pulaski's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, John S Cooper Power Station reports the 316th-largest volume (112.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 87.2% of every pound reported in Pulaski. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station and Dave Gates Generating Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pulaski's reported pounds (128.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- John S Cooper Power Station's water releases fell from 61 lb in 2022 to 41 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John S Cooper Power Station's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John S Cooper Power Station's air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John S Cooper Power Station's land releases rose from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
John S Cooper Power 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 John S Cooper Power Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 112.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2328% (1.6K lbs to 40.0K lbs).
John S Cooper Power Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows John S Cooper Power Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2328% 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 And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 29.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 39.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 40.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 67.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 23.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 797 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 790 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 127 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 71 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
John S Cooper Power Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to John S Cooper Power Station
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Kingsford Manufacturing Co, Ugn Inc., Ahf Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station, Dave Gates Generating Station, Whitewater Generating Station.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest John S Cooper Power Station on cumulative reported pounds (112.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Louisiana-Pacific Corp, Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC, Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp New Limerick, ME · Wood Products 112.2K lbs reported
- Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE · Chemicals 112.3K lbs reported
- Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station Keaau, HI · Electric Utilities 112.2K lbs reported
- Watco Tanks Inc. Floresville, TX · Fabricated Metals 112.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Spurlock Power Station, E. Kentucky Power Corp. - J.k. Smith Power Station, Bluegrass 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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Kingsford Manufacturing Co. John S Cooper Power Station stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 John S Cooper Power Station TRI extract (MID · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
John S Cooper Power Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Somerset, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 87.2% of Pulaski TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Louisiana-Pacific Corp (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
John S Cooper Power Station stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium 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