EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station

Bangor, PA · Parent: Talen Energy Corp

Total releases
12 lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station: how the 138.9K lbs splits

138.9K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 138.9K lbs 100.0%
  • Water Discharges 21 lbs <0.1%
  • Off-site Transfers 12 lbs <0.1%

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station's 138.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges 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.

TRACE volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bangor, PA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 138.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 12 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 18,388 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. Martins Creek Steam Electric Station is pounds #916 and chemical-count #750 at 12 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Biospectra Bangor Facility; Oldcastle Precast Inc; Custom Laminating Corp; Lamtec Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Pennsylvania: Duke Energy Florida Llc-Intercession City Power Plant; Vienna Generating Station; Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc); Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc). Other Talen Energy Corp sites in this extract: Brunner Island Steam Electric Station; Montour Steam Electric Station; Dartmouth Power Associates L.P.; Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Hexane; Naphthalene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.

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Martins Creek Steam Electric Station stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duke Energy Florida Llc-Intercession City Power Plant and Vienna Generating Station.

#18,388 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

12 lbs 29th percentile higher than 29% 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

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Martins Creek Steam Electric Station reports the 460th-largest volume (12 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Duke Energy Florida Llc-Intercession City Power Plant and Vienna Generating Station.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
TRACE volume
12 lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
2 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Martins Creek Steam Electric Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Martins Creek Steam Electric Station
12 lbs
Biospectra Bangor Facility
236 lbs

95% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Martins Creek Steam Electric Station
2
Biospectra Bangor Facility
1

2.0× 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 Martins Creek Steam Electric Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 138.9K lbs.

Air Releases 138.9K lbs (100.0%)
Water Discharges 21 lbs (<0.1%)
Off-site Transfers 12 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 1156687% (12 lbs to 138.9K lbs).

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Martins Creek Steam Electric Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1156687% 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 12 lbs 2
2020 0 lbs 2
2021 0 lbs 2
2022 0 lbs 2
2023 0 lbs 2
2024 138.9K lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 90.7K lbs -
n-Hexane 48.2K lbs -
Naphthalene 19 lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 12 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station · AIR-pathway site

Bangor, PA
40.8023, -75.1105
County TRI context
Northampton · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Talen Energy Corp

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, n-Hexane, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Biospectra Bangor Facility. Martins Creek Steam Electric Station stamps TRACE 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.

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This Martins Creek Steam Electric Station TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bangor, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.0% of Northampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Technologies Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Martins Creek Steam Electric Station stamps TRACE 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