EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station

York Haven, PA · Parent: Talen Energy Corp

Total releases
731.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
13
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

MIXED Form-R mix

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station: how the 846.5K lbs splits

846.5K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 552.1K lbs 65.2%
  • Land Disposal 230.2K lbs 27.2%
  • Water Discharges 51.8K lbs 6.1%
  • Off-site Transfers 12.4K lbs 1.5%

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station's 846.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 65.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 27.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in York Haven, PA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 115.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 731.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,571 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. Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is pounds #50 and chemical-count #49 at 731.5K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aquatic Co; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa; Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york; Menasha Pkg Llc/york. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Pennsylvania: Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station; Morgantown Power LLC; Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station; Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North. Other Talen Energy Corp sites in this extract: Montour Steam Electric Station; Dartmouth Power Associates L.P.; Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP; Martins Creek Steam Electric Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; 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.

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Brunner Island Steam Electric Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in York Haven, PA: 731.5K lbs across 13 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 65.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station and Morgantown Power LLC.

#1,571 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 6% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

732K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Brunner Island Steam Electric Station reports the 206th-largest volume (731.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station and Morgantown Power LLC.

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
  • Brunner Island Steam Electric Station's total reported releases fell from 272.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 97.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Brunner Island Steam Electric Station's off-site transfers fell from 79 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Brunner Island Steam Electric Station's water releases fell from 21.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 27 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Brunner Island Steam Electric Station's land releases fell from 123.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 513 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
731.5K lbs
MIXED pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
13 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

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See how Brunner Island Steam Electric Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Brunner Island Steam Electric Station
731.5K lbs
Aquatic Co
78.1K lbs

9.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Brunner Island Steam Electric Station
13
Aquatic Co
1

13.0× 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 Brunner Island Steam Electric Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 846.5K lbs.

Air Releases 552.1K lbs (65.2%)
Land Disposal 230.2K lbs (27.2%)
Water Discharges 51.8K lbs (6.1%)
Off-site Transfers 12.4K lbs (1.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 1% (115.6K lbs to 115.0K lbs).

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Brunner Island Steam Electric Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 115.6K lbs 11
2020 65.7K lbs 5
2021 180.3K lbs 12
2022 272.8K lbs 11
2023 97.1K lbs 5
2024 115.0K lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 371.6K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 146.4K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 130.8K lbs -
Manganese compounds 88.9K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 22.9K lbs -
Zinc compounds 20.8K lbs -
Copper compounds 18.5K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 17.0K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 13.6K lbs -
Lead compounds 9.7K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 5.6K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 611 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station in York

York Haven, PA
40.1094, -76.7139
County TRI context
York · 5.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Talen Energy Corp

Compare beyond Pennsylvania

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Brunner Island Steam Electric Station on cumulative reported pounds (731.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station, Morgantown Power LLC, Williamson Energy. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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 Ammonia, 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; nearby reporters include Aquatic Co. Brunner Island Steam Electric 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 Brunner Island Steam Electric Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for York Haven, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 5.9% of York TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station (Δ 292 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Brunner Island Steam Electric Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 65.2%). 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