EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station

Belmont, NC · Parent: Duke Energy Corp

Total releases
267.9K lbs
Chemicals reported
15
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

MIXED Form-R mix

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station: how the 267.9K lbs splits

267.9K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 174.2K lbs 65.0%
  • Air Releases 92.4K lbs 34.5%
  • Water Discharges 1.3K lbs 0.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 5 lbs <0.1%

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station's 267.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 65.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.5%. 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 TRACE-CARC

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Belmont, NC, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 8.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 267.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,760 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station is pounds #90 and chemical-count #19 at 267.9K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jim Myers & Sons Inc; Siemens Charlotte Turbine Generator Service Center; Steelfab Inc; Braddock Metallurgical - Charlotte Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Carolina: National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station; Mankato Energy Center; Lewis & Clark Station; Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station. Other Duke Energy Corp sites in this extract: Gibson Generating Station; Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. 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); Vanadium compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

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Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Belmont, NC: 267.9K lbs across 15 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 65.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station and Mankato Energy Center.

#2,760 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

268K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station reports the 273rd-largest volume (267.9K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include National Grid E.f. Barrett Power Station and Mankato Energy Center.

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
  • Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station's total reported releases fell from 18.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station's air releases fell from 15.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station's land releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
267.9K lbs
MIXED pathway
Land Disposal
TRACE-CARC chem count
15 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

Compare this facility

See how Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station
267.9K lbs
Jim Myers & Sons Inc
12.0K lbs

22.3× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station
15
Jim Myers & Sons Inc
5

3.0× 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 Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 267.9K lbs.

Land Disposal 174.2K lbs (65.0%)
Air Releases 92.4K lbs (34.5%)
Water Discharges 1.3K lbs (0.5%)
Off-site Transfers 5 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 95% (160.0K lbs to 8.3K lbs).

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 95% from 2019 to 2023). 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 160.0K lbs 13
2020 70.2K lbs 10
2021 10.9K lbs 6
2022 18.4K lbs 7
2023 8.3K lbs 7

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 115.4K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 58.6K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 27.0K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 25.1K lbs -
Manganese compounds 15.8K lbs -
Lead compounds 12.7K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 7.1K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 4.3K lbs -
Ammonia 1.6K lbs -
Mercury compounds 181 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 47 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2 lbs Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -
Naphthalene 0 lbs Carcinogen

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station in Gaston

Belmont, NC
35.1874, -81.0206
County TRI context
Gaston · 20.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Duke Energy Corp

Compare beyond North Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station on cumulative reported pounds (267.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Langboard Mdf, South Atlantic Galvanizing, Vetroresina LLC. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical 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), Vanadium compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Jim Myers & Sons Inc. Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · 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.

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Belmont, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 20.5% of Gaston TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Langboard Mdf (Δ 145 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 65.0%). 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