EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Fort Martin Power Station

Maidsville, WV · Parent: Firstenergy Corp

Total releases
6.0M lbs
Chemicals reported
25
Carcinogens
7
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Fort Martin Power Station: how the 6.0M lbs splits

6.0M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 5.0M lbs 83.4%
  • Land Disposal 886.4K lbs 14.7%
  • Water Discharges 117.9K lbs 1.9%
  • Off-site Transfers 361 lbs <0.1%

Fort Martin Power Station's 6.0M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 14.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN

Fort Martin Power Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Maidsville, WV, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 6.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 351 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fort Martin Power Station is pounds #5 and chemical-count #6 at 6.0M lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Longview Power; Coresco LLC Maidsville Complex; Humphrey No 7; Morgantown Energy Associates. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside West Virginia: Homer City Generation LP; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station; Keystone Power Plant; Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant. Other Firstenergy Corp sites in this extract: Harrison Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds.

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Fort Martin Power Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.4% air releases) across 25 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Homer City Generation LP and Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station.

#351 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.4% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Fort Martin Power Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

6.0M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Fort Martin Power Station inside Monongalia's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Fort Martin Power Station reports the 67th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 45.8% of every pound reported in Monongalia. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 81.7% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Homer City Generation LP and Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Monongalia's reported pounds (13.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Fort Martin Power Station's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Fort Martin Power Station's water releases fell from 38.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 387 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Fort Martin Power Station's air releases fell from 960.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 848.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Fort Martin Power Station's chemicals reported fell from 16 in 2022 to 15 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Fort Martin Power Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
6.0M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
25 · 7 carc.
Lead chemical
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

Compare this facility

See how Fort Martin Power Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Fort Martin Power Station
6.0M lbs
Longview Power
3.3M lbs

86% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Fort Martin Power Station
25
Longview Power
16

56% 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 Fort Martin Power Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.0M lbs.

Air Releases 5.0M lbs (83.4%)
Land Disposal 886.4K lbs (14.7%)
Water Discharges 117.9K lbs (1.9%)
Off-site Transfers 361 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (1.3M lbs to 1.1M lbs).

Fort Martin Power Station: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Fort Martin Power Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.3M lbs 15
2020 1.1M lbs 15
2021 1.3M lbs 15
2022 1.3M lbs 16
2023 1.1M lbs 15

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 4.9M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 198.5K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 133.1K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 118.0K lbs -
Manganese compounds 107.6K lbs -
Zinc compounds 84.7K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 57.8K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 50.1K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 47.3K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 39.5K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 37.3K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 31.7K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 31.4K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 29.0K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 24.7K lbs -
Nickel compounds 21.6K lbs Carcinogen
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 21.3K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 19.7K lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 15.5K lbs Carcinogen
Arsenic compounds 14.6K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 13.2K lbs -
Cobalt compounds 10.2K lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 461 lbs -
Mercury compounds 408 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Fort Martin Power Station · AIR-pathway site

Maidsville, WV
39.6909, -79.9483
County TRI context
Monongalia · 45.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Firstenergy Corp

Compare beyond West Virginia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fort Martin Power Station on cumulative reported pounds (6.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include Homer City Generation LP, Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill, Anheuser-Busch LLC. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Firstenergy Corp Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Harrison 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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Longview Power. Fort Martin Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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.

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This Fort Martin Power Station TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Fort Martin Power Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Maidsville, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 45.8% of Monongalia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Homer City Generation LP (Δ 17.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Fort Martin Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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