EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station
Dickerson, MD · Parent: Genon Energy Holdings Inc.
- Total releases
- 15.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station: how the 15.7K lbs splits
15.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 15.5K lbs 98.9%
- Off-site Transfers 174 lbs 1.1%
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station's 15.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dickerson, MD, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 8.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2020, and 15.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 8,796 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. Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station is pounds #39 and chemical-count #30 at 15.7K lbs. 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wabtec Railway Electronics; Lafarge Frederick Ready Mix; Schuster Concrete Ready Mix Llc-South St; Rockville Ready Mix Concrete. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Maryland: Golden Valley Electric Assoc North Pole Power Plant; Aeci Dell Power Plant; Schiller Station; Pinelawn Power. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Lead And Lead Compounds; Mercury And Mercury Compounds.
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.7K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Golden Valley Electric Assoc North Pole Power Plant and Aeci Dell Power Plant.
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
16K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station inside Montgomery's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station reports the 375th-largest volume (15.7K lbs). This one site accounts for 90.5% of every pound reported in Montgomery. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 67.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Maryland include Golden Valley Electric Assoc North Pole Power Plant and Aeci Dell Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Montgomery's reported pounds (17.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 16% (7.3K lbs to 8.4K lbs).
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 7.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 8.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 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) | 10.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 215 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 20 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 5 lbs | - |
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Wabtec Railway Electronics, Lafarge Frederick Ready Mix, Schuster Concrete Ready Mix Llc-South St, ordered by distance.
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Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. Golden Valley Electric Assoc North Pole Power Plant, Aeci Dell Power Plant, Schiller Station.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (15.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Lamb Weston Inc, Constant Services Inc, Robbins Mfg Co. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds; nearby reporters include Wabtec Railway Electronics. Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · 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.
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dickerson, MD, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 90.5% of Montgomery TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lamb Weston Inc (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Genon Mid Atlantic LLC Dickerson Generating Station stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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