EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Morgantown Energy Associates
Morgantown, WV · Parent: Vicinity Energy
- Total releases
- 547.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Morgantown Energy Associates: how the 547.5K lbs splits
547.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 517.9K lbs 94.6%
- Air Releases 29.6K lbs 5.4%
Morgantown Energy Associates's 547.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Morgantown Energy Associates is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morgantown, WV, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 21.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2020, and 547.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 1,841 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. Morgantown Energy Associates is pounds #29 and chemical-count #41 at 547.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant; Humphrey No 7; Si Group Inc -North Plant; Si Group Inc - South Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside West Virginia: Duck Creek Power Station; Moxie Freedom; Midland Cogeneration Venture; Dominion Energy South Carolina - Jasper Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc compounds.
Morgantown Energy Associates stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.6% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 547.5K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duck Creek Power Station and Moxie Freedom.
Morgantown Energy Associates vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
548K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Morgantown Energy Associates in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Morgantown Energy Associates reports the 234th-largest volume (547.5K lbs). Scale peers outside West Virginia include Duck Creek Power Station and Moxie Freedom.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Morgantown Energy Associates Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Morgantown Energy Associates releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 547.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 96% (526.1K lbs to 21.4K lbs).
Morgantown Energy Associates: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019
- 2020 0
What this shows Morgantown Energy Associates year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 96% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 526.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 21.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 286.6K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 188.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 29.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 28.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 15.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 75 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 16 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Morgantown Energy Associates · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Morgantown Energy Associates on cumulative reported pounds (547.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill, Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc, Crystal Creamery Inc. DBA Humboldt Creamery. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill Fort Smith, AR · Primary Metals 547.6K lbs reported
- Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc Cadillac, MI · Plastics and Rubber 547.2K lbs reported
- Crystal Creamery Inc. DBA Humboldt Creamery Fortuna, CA · Food 547.2K lbs reported
- Alliance One N.a. LLC Wilson, NC · Tobacco 547.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Manganese compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant. Morgantown Energy Associates stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Morgantown Energy Associates TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Morgantown Energy Associates totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morgantown, WV, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 4.1% of Monongalia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gerdau-Fort Smith Mill (Δ 124 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Morgantown Energy Associates stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Manganese 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