EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Bethlehem Energy Center
Bethlehem, PA · Parent: Calpine Corp
- Total releases
- 122.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bethlehem Energy Center: how the 181.8K lbs splits
181.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 181.8K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 15 lbs <0.1%
Bethlehem Energy Center's 181.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. 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
Bethlehem Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bethlehem, PA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 59.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 122.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,151 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bethlehem Energy Center is pounds #170 and chemical-count #241 at 122.3K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Praxair Distribution Inc; Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp; National Magnetics Group Inc; Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Pennsylvania: Chambers Cogeneration L.P.; Johnson County Generation Facility; Empire Generating Co Llc.; National Grid Port Jefferson Power Station. Other Calpine Corp sites in this extract: Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center; Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC; Edge Moor/hay Road Energy Centers; Cumberland Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Naphthalene; n-Hexane.
Bethlehem Energy Center stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 122.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chambers Cogeneration L.P. and Johnson County Generation Facility.
Bethlehem Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
122K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bethlehem Energy Center: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Bethlehem Energy Center reports the 312th-largest volume (122.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Chambers Cogeneration L.P. and Johnson County Generation Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bethlehem Energy Center's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bethlehem Energy Center's total reported releases rose from 31.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bethlehem Energy Center's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bethlehem Energy Center's air releases rose from 31.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bethlehem Energy Center Form-R facts
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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 Bethlehem Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 181.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 125% (26.4K lbs to 59.5K lbs).
Bethlehem Energy Center: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Bethlehem Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 125% 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 | 26.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 28.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 31.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 36.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 59.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 181.8K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
Bethlehem Energy Center · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bethlehem Energy Center
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Praxair Distribution Inc, Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp, National Magnetics Group Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Johnson County Generation Facility, Empire Generating Co Llc..
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bethlehem Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (122.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Ardagh Glass Inc, White Wave Foods, Forest River Inc Topeka Complex. 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.
- Ardagh Glass Inc Winchester, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 122.4K lbs reported
- White Wave Foods City Of Industry, CA · Food 122.4K lbs reported
- Forest River Inc Topeka Complex Topeka, IN · Transportation Equipment 122.1K lbs reported
- Corning Inc Midland, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 122.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Calpine Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center, Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC, Edge Moor/hay Road Energy Centers.
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, Naphthalene, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Praxair Distribution Inc. Bethlehem Energy Center 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 Bethlehem Energy Center TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bethlehem Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bethlehem, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 2.7% of Northampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ardagh Glass Inc (Δ 80 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bethlehem Energy Center 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