EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station
Ghent, KY · Parent: Ppl Corp
- Total releases
- 12.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 34
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station: how the 12.4M lbs splits
12.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 7.3M lbs 59.2%
- Air Releases 4.7M lbs 38.2%
- Water Discharges 324.6K lbs 2.6%
- Off-site Transfers 4 lbs <0.1%
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station's 12.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 59.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 38.2%. 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 Ghent Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ghent, KY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.7M lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 12.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 163 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 Ghent Station is pounds #2 and chemical-count #4 at 12.4M 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: North American Stainless; Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC; Cabot Corp; Pmc Organometallix Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kentucky: Boswell Energy Center; Basin Electric Laramie River Station; Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant; Springerville Generating Station. Other Ppl Corp sites in this extract: Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station; Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Mill Creek Station; Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown 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; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Ghent, KY: 12.4M lbs across 34 chemicals (11 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 59.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Boswell Energy Center and Basin Electric Laramie River Station.
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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 Ghent Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station reports the 19th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Boswell Energy Center and Basin Electric Laramie River Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station's total reported releases fell from 2.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station's air releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 464.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station's land releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station's water releases rose from 49.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 61.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
65% less than the comparison
2.3× 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 Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (2.8M lbs to 1.7M lbs).
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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 | 22 |
| 2020 | 2.6M lbs | 22 |
| 2021 | 2.7M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 2.6M lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 1.7M lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 34 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station in Carroll
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including North American Stainless, Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC, Cabot Corp, 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. Boswell Energy Center, Basin Electric Laramie River Station, Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station on cumulative reported pounds (12.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (34). Release-pound peers include Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine, Felman Production Inc, Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site. Chemical-count peers include Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Gibson Generating Station. 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.
- Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine Climax, CO · Metal Mining 12.5M lbs reported
- Felman Production Inc Letart, WV · Primary Metals 12.5M lbs reported
- Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria Site Victoria, TX · Chemicals 12.3M lbs reported
- Ecobat Resources Indiana LLC Indianapolis, IN · Primary Metals 12.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div Canton, OH · Petroleum 34 chemicals
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC East Chicago, IN · Primary Metals 34 chemicals
- Gibson Generating Station Owensville, IN · Electric Utilities 34 chemicals
- Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div Detroit, MI · Petroleum 34 chemicals
Other Ppl Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Mill Creek Station, Kentucky Utilities Co. - E. W. Brown 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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include North American Stainless. Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent 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 Ghent 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 Ghent Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ghent, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 24.5% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Climax Molybdenum Co-Climax Mine (Δ 45.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 59.2%). 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