EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant
Salisbury, NC · Parent: Southern Co
- Total releases
- 375.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant: how the 375.0K lbs splits
375.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 375.0K lbs 100.0%
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant's 375.0K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salisbury, NC, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 76.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 375.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,288 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. Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant is pounds #73 and chemical-count #373 at 375.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll; Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland; Henkel US Operations Corp; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Carolina: Ninemile Point Plant; Edgewater Generating Station; American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant; Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. Other Southern Co sites in this extract: Miller Steam Plant; Barry Steam Plant; Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant; McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Naphthalene.
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 375.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ninemile Point Plant and Edgewater Generating Station.
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
375K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant reports the 254th-largest volume (375.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Ninemile Point Plant and Edgewater Generating Station.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant's total reported releases rose from 71.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 76.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant's air releases rose from 71.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 76.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant Form-R facts
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See how Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
41% more than the comparison
33% 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 Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 375.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (78.0K lbs to 76.0K lbs).
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 78.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 76.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 74.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 71.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 76.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 375.0K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll, Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland, Henkel US Operations Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Ninemile Point Plant, Edgewater Generating Station, American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant on cumulative reported pounds (375.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Amsted Rail Co Inc, US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Amsted Rail Co Inc Granite City, IL · Primary Metals 375.0K lbs reported
- US Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Ft Rucker Firing Rng Fort Rucker, AL · Other 375.0K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Tampa, FL · Fabricated Metals 375.7K lbs reported
- Corteva Agriscience LLC Pittsburg, CA · Chemicals 375.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southern Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Miller Steam Plant, Barry Steam Plant, Bowen Steam Electric Generating 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 Ammonia, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Teijin Automotive Technologies North Carolina Composites Ll. Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salisbury, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 20.0% of Rowan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Amsted Rail Co Inc (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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