EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant

Vega Baja, PR · Parent: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

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

AIR Form-R mix

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant: how the 10 lbs splits

10 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 10 lbs 100.0%

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant's 10 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.

TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vega Baja, PR, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 10 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 18,492 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Puerto Rico's 104 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant is pounds #96 and chemical-count #61 at 10 lbs. Ecw Landfill Corp. leads reported pounds (8.3M lbs) at 2 chemicals (chemical-count #41). Aes Puerto Rico LP leads chemical count at 25 chemicals (6.5M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hubbell Caribe Ltd; Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC; Industrial C&s of Pr LLC; Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Puerto Rico: Astoria Generating Station; Greenwood Generating Station; Vienna Generating Station; Duke Energy Florida Llc-Intercession City Power Plant. Other Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority sites in this extract: Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex; Prepa-South Coast Power Plant; Prepa - Palo Seco Steam Plant; Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Naphthalene.

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Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10 lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Astoria Generating Station and Greenwood Generating Station.

#18,492 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

10 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

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

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant reports the 464th-largest volume (10 lbs). Scale peers outside Puerto Rico include Astoria Generating Station and Greenwood Generating Station.

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

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
TRACE volume
10 lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-HEAVY chem count
2 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Polycyclic aromatic compounds

Compare this facility

See how Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant
10 lbs
Hubbell Caribe Ltd
20.8K lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant
2
Hubbell Caribe Ltd
7

71% less 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 Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10 lbs.

Air Releases 10 lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021

million lbs

What this shows Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant year-over-year reported totals. 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 0 lbs 1
2020 10 lbs 2
2021 0 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 10 lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 0 lbs Carcinogen

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant · AIR-pathway site

Vega Baja, PR
18.4460, -66.3799
County TRI context
Vega Baja Municipio · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Hubbell Caribe Ltd. Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vega Baja, PR, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.0% of Vega Baja Municipio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kelvion Products Inc. - Dallas (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic 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