EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station
Walnut Cove, NC · Parent: Duke Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 3.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 24
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station: how the 3.0M lbs splits
3.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.6M lbs 54.8%
- Air Releases 1.3M lbs 42.4%
- Water Discharges 83.7K lbs 2.8%
- Off-site Transfers 336 lbs <0.1%
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station's 3.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 54.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 42.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Walnut Cove, NC, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 353.6K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 641 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 - Belews Creek Steam Station is pounds #21 and chemical-count #7 at 3.0M 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: Wieland Copper Products LLC; Pine Hall Brick Co Inc; Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Stokesdale; Sturm Ruger & Co Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Carolina: Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station; Manitowoc Public Utilities; Westlake US 2 LLC; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant. 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds.
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Walnut Cove, NC: 3.0M lbs across 24 chemicals (7 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 54.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station and Manitowoc Public Utilities.
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station inside Stokes's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station reports the 113th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.8% of every pound reported in Stokes. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station and Manitowoc Public Utilities.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Stokes's reported pounds (3.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station's total reported releases fell from 601.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 353.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station's water releases fell from 19.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station's land releases fell from 284.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 130.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station's air releases fell from 298.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 215.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (384.8K lbs to 353.6K lbs).
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 384.8K lbs | 19 |
| 2020 | 463.5K lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 601.4K lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 353.6K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 24 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes
Nearest TRI Facilities to Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Wieland Copper Products LLC, Pine Hall Brick Co Inc, Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Stokesdale, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station, Manitowoc Public Utilities, Westlake US 2 LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station on cumulative reported pounds (3.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (24). Release-pound peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Nipsco Michigan City Generating Station, Alcoa USA Corp.. Chemical-count peers include Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC, International Paper Pensacola Mill. 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).
Other Duke Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Gibson Generating Station, Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station.
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), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Wieland Copper Products LLC. Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Walnut Cove, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.8% of Stokes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Woodland Pulp LLC (Δ 607 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 54.8%). 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