EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility
Astoria, NY · Parent: Astoria Energy LLC & Astoria Energy II LLC
- Total releases
- 294.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility: how the 371.0K lbs splits
371.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 371.0K lbs 100.0%
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility's 371.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Astoria, NY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 77.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 294.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,616 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility is pounds #48 and chemical-count #190 at 294.0K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant; Astoria Generating Station; Allied Aviation Service Co of New York Inc; Sprague Bronx Terminal. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside New York: Hennepin Power Station; Hibbard Renewable Energy Center; Charles R Lowman Power Plant; Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Mercury compounds.
Compare Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant Astoria · 67.8K lbs
- Astoria Generating Station Astoria · 10 lbs
- Allied Aviation Service Co of New York Inc Flushing · 7.5K lbs
- Sprague Bronx Terminal Bronx · 3.7K lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Hennepin Power Station (IL) · Hibbard Renewable Energy Center (MN) · Charles R Lowman Power Plant (AL)
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 294.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hennepin Power Station and Hibbard Renewable Energy Center.
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
294K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility inside Queens's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility reports the 267th-largest volume (294.0K lbs). This one site accounts for 32.1% of every pound reported in Queens. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Hennepin Power Station and Hibbard Renewable Energy Center.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Queens's reported pounds (915.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility's total reported releases fell from 70.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 64.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility's air releases fell from 70.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 64.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility Form-R facts
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See how Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.3× more than the comparison
50% less 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 Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 371.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 14% (67.8K lbs to 77.1K lbs).
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 47.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 44.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 70.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 64.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 77.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 370.8K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 253 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 1 lbs | - |
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility
Closest other reporters in New York - including Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant, Astoria Generating Station, Allied Aviation Service Co of New York Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 580 other reporting facilities in New York.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Hennepin Power Station, Hibbard Renewable Energy Center, Charles R Lowman Power Plant.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility on cumulative reported pounds (294.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Zeon Chemicals LP, Bayer Cropscience LP. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant. Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Astoria, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 32.1% of Queens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Saputo Cheese USA Inc (Δ 125 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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