EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant
River Rouge, MI · Parent: Dte Energy Co
- Total releases
- 216.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant: how the 216.2K lbs splits
216.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 213.8K lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 2.3K lbs 1.1%
- Water Discharges 120 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant's 216.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.1%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in River Rouge, MI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 52.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2020, and 216.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 3,113 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 Company- River Rouge Power Plant is pounds #108 and chemical-count #199 at 216.2K 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: Fritz Products; Shell Oil Products US River Rouge Plant; Carmeuse Lime Inc River Rouge Facility; US Gypsum Co Detroit Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Michigan: Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station; Fpl-Martin Plant; Havana Power Station; U.S. Tva Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine Plant. Other Dte Energy Co sites in this extract: Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant; Ees Coke Battery LLC; Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant; Dte Electric Company-Fermi Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrogen fluoride; Lead compounds; Mercury compounds.
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 216.2K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station and Fpl-Martin Plant.
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
216K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge 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 Company- River Rouge Power Plant reports the 283rd-largest volume (216.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 98.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station and Fpl-Martin Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) at 98.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
70.7× more than the comparison
67% 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 Company- River Rouge Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 216.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 68% (163.6K lbs to 52.6K lbs).
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% 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: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 163.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 52.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 212.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 53 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 23 lbs | Carcinogen |
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Fritz Products, Shell Oil Products US River Rouge Plant, Carmeuse Lime Inc River Rouge Facility, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station, Fpl-Martin Plant, Havana Power Station.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant on cumulative reported pounds (216.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Tru-Wood Cabinet Co LLC, Prospira America Corp, Kyocera Avx Components. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Tru-Wood Cabinet Co LLC Ashland, AL · Furniture 216.1K lbs reported
- Prospira America Corp Upper Sandusky, OH · Plastics and Rubber 216.1K lbs reported
- Kyocera Avx Components Fountain Inn, SC · Computers and Electronic Products 216.1K lbs reported
- Appalachian Plastics Inc. Glade Spring, VA · Plastics and Rubber 216.0K 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 Co - Trenton Channel 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)), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Fritz Products. Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant TRI extract (MID · 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 Company- River Rouge Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for River Rouge, MI, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.2% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tru-Wood Cabinet Co LLC (Δ 70 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant stamps MID 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