EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station
Cope, SC · Parent: Dominion Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 217.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station: how the 217.4K lbs splits
217.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 170.1K lbs 78.3%
- Air Releases 44.2K lbs 20.3%
- Water Discharges 3.1K lbs 1.4%
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station's 217.4K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 78.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
MID volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cope, SC, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 6.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 217.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,106 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station is pounds #101 and chemical-count #44 at 217.4K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rockland-Bamberg Industries; Delavan Spray Technologies; Si Group Inc; Gulbrandsen Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside South Carolina: Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant; Fpl-Martin Plant; Havana Power Station; U.S. Tva Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine Plant. Other Dominion Energy Inc sites in this extract: Mount Storm Power Station; Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center; Chesterfield Power Station; Clover Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Vanadium compounds; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (78.3% land disposal) across 12 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 217.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant and Fpl-Martin Plant.
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
217K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station reports the 282nd-largest volume (217.4K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant and Fpl-Martin Plant.
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
- Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station's total reported releases fell from 50.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station's land releases fell from 40.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station's water releases fell from 990 lb in 2022 to 205 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station's air releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station Form-R facts
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See how Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
23.3× more than the comparison
3.0× 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 Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 217.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (99.2K lbs to 6.0K lbs).
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% from 2019 to 2023). 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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 99.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 5.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 56.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 50.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 6.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 97.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 37.5K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 19.9K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 19.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 139 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 63 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Rockland-Bamberg Industries, Delavan Spray Technologies, Si Group Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant, Fpl-Martin Plant, Havana Power Station.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station on cumulative reported pounds (217.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Jbs USA Food Co, Hebron Brick Co, Riviana Foods Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Dominion Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mount Storm Power Station, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, Chesterfield Power Station.
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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Rockland-Bamberg Industries. Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station TRI extract (MID · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cope, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 1.6% of Orangeburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jbs USA Food Co (Δ 57 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc - Cope Station stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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