EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project
Shenandoah, PA
- Total releases
- 4.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 26
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project: how the 5.6M lbs splits
5.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.2M lbs 92.9%
- Air Releases 396.8K lbs 7.1%
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project's 5.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 92.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Shenandoah, PA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 886.6K lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2024, and 4.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 454 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. Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project is pounds #10 and chemical-count #8 at 4.7M 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: Gilberton Power Co; Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc; Ashland Foundry & Machine Works; Versum Materials US LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Pennsylvania: Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station; Barry Steam Plant; Stanton Energy Center; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (92.9% land disposal) across 26 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.7M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station and Barry Steam Plant.
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.7M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project inside Schuylkill's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project reports the 84th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 38.7% of every pound reported in Schuylkill. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station and Barry Steam Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Schuylkill's reported pounds (12.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project's total reported releases rose from 869.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 917.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project's land releases rose from 801.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 848.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project's air releases rose from 67.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 68.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
35% more than the comparison
37% 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 Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 3% (913.4K lbs to 886.6K lbs).
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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: Barium And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 913.4K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 999.0K lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 979.5K lbs | 18 |
| 2022 | 869.3K lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 917.7K lbs | 18 |
| 2024 | 886.6K lbs | 18 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 8 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Gilberton Power Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc, Ashland Foundry & Machine Works, 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. Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station, Barry Steam Plant, Stanton Energy Center.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project on cumulative reported pounds (4.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include Nexeo Solutions LLC, Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House. Chemical-count peers include Ergon West Virginia Inc, New-Indy Catawba LLC, Brunswick Cellulose 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.
- Nexeo Solutions LLC Charlotte, NC · Chemical Wholesalers 4.7M lbs reported
- Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility Freeport, TX · Chemicals 4.7M lbs reported
- US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House Clewiston, FL · Food 4.7M lbs reported
- Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc Oregon, OH · Hazardous Waste 4.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Gilberton Power Co. Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Shenandoah, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 38.7% of Schuylkill TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nexeo Solutions LLC (Δ 2.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds. 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