EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant
Trenton, MI · Parent: Dte Energy Co
- Total releases
- 1.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant: how the 1.5M lbs splits
1.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.4M lbs 94.0%
- Air Releases 85.5K lbs 5.8%
- Water Discharges 1.9K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant's 1.5M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Trenton, MI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 244.6K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2022, and 1.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 1,044 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant is pounds #31 and chemical-count #83 at 1.5M lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fca US Trenton Engine Complex; Solutia Inc; Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal; Ford Motor Co Woodhaven Forging Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Michigan: Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex; Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant; Coleto Creek Power Station; Hawthorn Generating Station. Other Dte Energy Co sites in this extract: Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant; Ees Coke Battery LLC; Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant; Dte Electric Company-Fermi Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.0% off-site transfers) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5M lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex and Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant.
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5M 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
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant reports the 165th-largest volume (1.5M lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 78.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex and Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) at 78.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant Form-R facts
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3.3× 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 Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 55% (548.0K lbs to 244.6K lbs).
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
What this shows Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% from 2019 to 2022). 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)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 548.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 95.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 576.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 244.6K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 220.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 37.0K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 31.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 642 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 178 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 17 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Fca US Trenton Engine Complex, Solutia Inc, Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex, Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant, Coleto Creek Power Station.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Ellwood Quality Steels Co, Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex, Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Ellwood Quality Steels Co New Castle, PA · Primary Metals 1.5M lbs reported
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 1.5M lbs reported
- Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc Chicopee, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1.5M lbs reported
- Waste Control Specialists LLC Andrews, TX · Hazardous Waste 1.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dte Energy Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant, Ees Coke Battery LLC, Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant.
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)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Fca US Trenton Engine Complex. Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Trenton, MI, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 1.1% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ellwood Quality Steels Co (Δ 629 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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