EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Big Cajun 2
New Roads, LA · Parent: Pelican Power LLC
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Big Cajun 2: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5M lbs 63.8%
- Off-site Transfers 529.0K lbs 22.1%
- Land Disposal 332.0K lbs 13.8%
- Water Discharges 6.1K lbs 0.3%
Big Cajun 2's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 63.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 22.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Big Cajun 2 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Roads, LA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 289.2K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 760 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Big Cajun 2 is pounds #53 and chemical-count #64 at 2.4M lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hood Container of Louisiana LLC - St Francisville Mill; Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC; Port Hudson Terminal; Arcosa Lw Br LLC Gravelite. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Louisiana: Pacificorp Naughton Plant; Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant; Oge Energy Corp River Valley Generating Station; Pacificorp Energy-Huntington Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrogen fluoride; Manganese compounds.
Big Cajun 2 is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in New Roads, LA: 2.4M lbs across 15 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 63.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pacificorp Naughton Plant and Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant.
Big Cajun 2 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Big Cajun 2 inside Pointe Coupee Parish's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Big Cajun 2 reports the 133rd-largest volume (2.4M lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Pointe Coupee Parish. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Pacificorp Naughton Plant and Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pointe Coupee Parish's reported pounds (2.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Big Cajun 2's total reported releases fell from 873.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 289.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big Cajun 2's land releases fell from 122.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big Cajun 2's water releases fell from 963 lb in 2022 to 212 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Big Cajun 2's off-site transfers fell from 228.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Big Cajun 2 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Big Cajun 2 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 26% (392.8K lbs to 289.2K lbs).
Big Cajun 2: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Big Cajun 2 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 26% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 392.8K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 57.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 786.0K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 873.4K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 289.2K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.4M lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 767.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 89.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 43.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 29.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 10.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 140 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 132 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
Big Cajun 2 in Pointe Coupee Parish
Nearest TRI Facilities to Big Cajun 2
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Hood Container of Louisiana LLC - St Francisville Mill, Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC, Port Hudson Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Pacificorp Naughton Plant, Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant, Oge Energy Corp River Valley Generating Station.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Big Cajun 2 on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va, Apollo Metals Ltd, Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
- Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va Chesapeake, VA · Food 2.4M lbs reported
- Apollo Metals Ltd Bethlehem, PA · Fabricated Metals 2.4M lbs reported
- Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Arturo Mine Carlin, NV · Metal Mining 2.4M lbs reported
- Consolidated Grain & Barge Co Mount Vernon, IN · Food 2.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
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 Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrogen fluoride, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Hood Container of Louisiana LLC - St Francisville Mill. Big Cajun 2 stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Big Cajun 2 TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Big Cajun 2 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Roads, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. more than 99.9% of Pointe Coupee Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va (Δ 197 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Big Cajun 2 stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 63.8%). 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