EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station
Harrodsburg, KY · Parent: Ppl Corp
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 697.7K lbs 56.3%
- Air Releases 499.4K lbs 40.3%
- Water Discharges 43.1K lbs 3.5%
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station's 1.2M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 56.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 40.3%. 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
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Harrodsburg, KY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 197.1K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,141 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. Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station is pounds #38 and chemical-count #24 at 1.2M 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: Corning Inc; Astemo Americas Inc-Hk; Creative Liquid Coatings; Sargent & Greenleaf. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kentucky: City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power; Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station; Chesterfield Power Station; Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant. Other Ppl Corp sites in this extract: Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station; Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station; Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Mill Creek Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds.
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Harrodsburg, KY: 1.2M lbs across 19 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 56.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power and Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station.
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station inside Mercer's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station reports the 175th-largest volume (1.2M lbs). This one site accounts for 72.1% of every pound reported in Mercer. Scale peers outside Kentucky include City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power and Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mercer's reported pounds (1.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station's total reported releases fell from 246.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 197.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station's water releases fell from 6.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station's air releases fell from 103.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 78.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station's land releases fell from 136.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 115.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station Form-R facts
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See how Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (252.9K lbs to 197.1K lbs).
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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 | 252.9K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 303.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 239.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 246.5K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 197.1K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 19 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) | 421.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 217.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 107.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 107.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 105.5K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 67.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 65.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 39.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 28.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 21.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 20.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 10.6K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 256 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 171 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station in Mercer
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Corning Inc, Astemo Americas Inc-Hk, Creative Liquid Coatings, 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. City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power, Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station, Chesterfield Power Station.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa, Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
- City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power Fremont, NE · Electric Utilities 1.2M lbs reported
- Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa Marietta, PA · Food 1.2M lbs reported
- Gm Mlcg Fairfax Assembly Kansas City, KS · Transportation Equipment 1.2M lbs reported
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 1.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ppl Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Mill Creek 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), Vanadium compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Corning Inc. Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown 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 Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown 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.
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Harrodsburg, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 72.1% of Mercer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: City of Fremont Department of Utilities Lon D Wright Power (Δ 106 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown Station stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 56.3%). 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