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.
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.
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
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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
- 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
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13.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Brunner Island Steam Electric Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 846.5K lbs.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
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.
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Brunner Island Steam Electric Station
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Aquatic Co, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa, Hard Chrome Specialists Inc/york, 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. Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station, Morgantown Power LLC, Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station Apollo Beach, FL · Electric Utilities 731.2K lbs reported
- Morgantown Power LLC Newburg, MD · Electric Utilities 731.2K lbs reported
- Williamson Energy Marion, IL · Coal Mining 732.4K lbs reported
- Valero Refining Co -Oklahoma Valero Ardmore Refinery Ardmore, OK · Petroleum 729.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Talen Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Montour Steam Electric Station, Dartmouth Power Associates L.P., Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP.
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.
Use and verify this record
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