EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex

Curtis Bay, MD · Parent: Talen Energy

Total releases
560.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
27
Carcinogens
7
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

MIXED Form-R mix

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex: how the 657.4K lbs splits

657.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 383.8K lbs 58.4%
  • Air Releases 272.1K lbs 41.4%
  • Water Discharges 1.5K lbs 0.2%

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex's 657.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 58.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

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.

MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Curtis Bay, MD, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 97.3K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2024, and 560.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,817 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC; Kemira Water Solutions Inc; Eastalco Aluminum Co Pier; US Gypsum Co. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Maryland: Waukegan Generating Station; Sigeco F B Culley Generating Station; Midland Cogeneration Venture; Duck Creek Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking

Maryland TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=152)

chemicals

What this shows Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads Maryland chemical count. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #37. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory As of 2023 reporting year
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Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Curtis Bay, MD: 560.1K lbs across 27 chemicals (7 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 58.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Waukegan Generating Station and Sigeco F B Culley Generating Station.

#1,817 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 7% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

560K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex reports the 230th-largest volume (560.1K lbs). Scale peers outside Maryland include Waukegan Generating Station and Sigeco F B Culley Generating 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

2022 → 2023
  • Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex's total reported releases fell from 105.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex's off-site transfers fell from 64.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex's air releases fell from 40.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex's water releases fell from 215 lb in 2022 to 154 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
560.1K lbs
MIXED pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
27 · 7 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

Compare this facility

See how Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex
560.1K lbs
Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC
5.3M lbs

89% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex
27
Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC
8

3.4× 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 Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 657.4K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 383.8K lbs (58.4%)
Air Releases 272.1K lbs (41.4%)
Water Discharges 1.5K lbs (0.2%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 39% (160.5K lbs to 97.3K lbs).

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% from 2019 to 2024). 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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 160.5K lbs 19
2020 75.9K lbs 16
2021 163.0K lbs 19
2022 105.6K lbs 19
2023 55.1K lbs 16
2024 97.3K lbs 18

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 7 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 109.7K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 105.7K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 58.5K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 58.2K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 50.9K lbs -
Ammonia 47.4K lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 47.3K lbs -
Manganese compounds 33.2K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 27.7K lbs -
Arsenic compounds 18.8K lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 17.1K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 14.3K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 11.9K lbs -
Nickel compounds 11.3K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 10.7K lbs -
Lead compounds 9.5K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 8.2K lbs Carcinogen
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 8.1K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 4.4K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 2.8K lbs -
Bromine 904 lbs -
Mercury compounds 274 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 100 lbs -
Naphthalene 96 lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 7 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex in Anne Arundel

Curtis Bay, MD
39.1783, -76.5418
County TRI context
Anne Arundel · 9.4% of county pounds
Parent company
Talen Energy

Compare beyond Maryland

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex on cumulative reported pounds (560.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC, Ha International LLC, Mgpi Processing Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. 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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC. Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex stamps MID 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 Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Curtis Bay, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 9.4% of Anne Arundel TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Western Pneumatic Tube Co LLC (Δ 123 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 58.4%). 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