EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station
Franklin, TX · Parent: Vistra Corp
- Total releases
- 13.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 33
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station: how the 13.8M lbs splits
13.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 12.7M lbs 92.1%
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 7.9%
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station's 13.8M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 92.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.9%. 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
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Franklin, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.6M lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 13.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 142 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. Oak Grove Steam Electric Station is pounds #11 and chemical-count #45 at 13.8M 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: Em Resources - Oak Grove Harvesting; Twin Oaks; Multi-Chem Group Marquez Tx Facility; Hearne Steel Co. Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: Springerville Generating Station; American Electric Power Amos Plant; Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant; Basin Electric Laramie River Station. Other Vistra Corp sites in this extract: Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine; Newton Energy Center; Miami Fort Power Co LLC; Zimmer Power Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (92.1% land disposal) across 33 chemicals · 11 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Springerville Generating Station and American Electric Power Amos Plant.
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14M 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
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station inside Robertson's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Oak Grove Steam Electric Station reports the 15th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 84.9% of every pound reported in Robertson. Scale peers outside Texas include Springerville Generating Station and American Electric Power Amos Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Robertson's reported pounds (16.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Oak Grove Steam Electric Station's total reported releases fell from 3.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oak Grove Steam Electric Station's land releases fell from 3.0 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Oak Grove Steam Electric Station's air releases rose from 230.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 347.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Oak Grove Steam Electric Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
377239405.9× more than the comparison
16.5× 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 Oak Grove Steam Electric Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (2.8M lbs to 1.6M lbs).
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Oak Grove Steam Electric Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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 | 2.8M lbs | 21 |
| 2020 | 3.1M lbs | 21 |
| 2021 | 3.2M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 3.2M lbs | 21 |
| 2023 | 1.6M lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 33 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Oak Grove Steam Electric Station
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Em Resources - Oak Grove Harvesting, Twin Oaks, 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. Springerville Generating Station, American Electric Power Amos Plant, Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Oak Grove Steam Electric Station on cumulative reported pounds (13.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (33). Release-pound peers include International Paper, Springerville Generating Station, Eq Detroit Inc. Chemical-count peers include Paulsboro Refining Co LLC, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex, International Paper Georgetown Mill. 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).
Other Vistra Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine, Newton Energy Center, Miami Fort Power Co LLC.
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, Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Em Resources - Oak Grove Harvesting. Oak Grove Steam Electric 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 Oak Grove Steam Electric 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.
Oak Grove Steam Electric Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Franklin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 84.9% of Robertson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper (Δ 116.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Oak Grove Steam Electric 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