EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Limestone Electric Generating Station
Jewett, TX · Parent: Nrg Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 6.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Limestone Electric Generating Station: how the 6.8M lbs splits
6.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.3M lbs 92.7%
- Air Releases 497.8K lbs 7.3%
Limestone Electric Generating Station's 6.8M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 92.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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
Limestone Electric Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jewett, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.3M lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 6.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 306 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Limestone Electric Generating Station is pounds #34 and chemical-count #145 at 6.8M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Green Cement LLC; Nucor Steel - Jewett Texas Div; Multi-Chem Group Marquez Tx Facility; Championx-Centerville. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co; Green Power Solutions of Georgia; Clifty Creek Station. Other Nrg Energy Inc sites in this extract: W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station; Homer City Generation LP; Waukegan Generating Station; Powerton Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds.
Limestone Electric Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (92.7% land disposal) across 14 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant and Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co.
Limestone Electric Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.8M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Limestone Electric Generating Station inside Limestone's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Limestone Electric Generating Station reports the 53rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.8% of every pound reported in Limestone. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 73.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant and Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Limestone's reported pounds (6.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Limestone Electric Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Limestone Electric Generating Station's land releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Limestone Electric Generating Station's air releases fell from 101.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 95.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Limestone Electric Generating Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Limestone Electric Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
33774788.4× more than the comparison
7.0× 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 Limestone Electric Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (1.8M lbs to 1.3M lbs).
Limestone Electric Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Limestone Electric Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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 | 1.8M lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 1.0M lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 1.4M lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 1.3M lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 5.0M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 562.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 256.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 227.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 177.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 175.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 122.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 96.6K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 94.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 71.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 52.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 922 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 847 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Limestone Electric Generating Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Limestone Electric Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Green Cement LLC, Nucor Steel - Jewett Texas Div, Multi-Chem Group Marquez Tx Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant, Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co, Green Power Solutions of Georgia.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Limestone Electric Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (6.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant, East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant Beaver Dam, KY · Food 6.8M lbs reported
- East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC East Dubuque, IL · Chemicals 6.8M lbs reported
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3 Waupaca, WI · Primary Metals 6.8M lbs reported
- Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant Mulberry, FL · Chemicals 6.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nrg Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station, Homer City Generation LP, Waukegan Generating 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)), Manganese compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Green Cement LLC. Limestone Electric Generating Station 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 Limestone Electric Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Limestone Electric Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jewett, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221122 · Electric Utilities. 99.8% of Limestone TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant (Δ 2.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Limestone Electric Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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