EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Pleasants Power Station
Willow Island, WV
- Total releases
- 9.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 28
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Pleasants Power Station: how the 9.5M lbs splits
9.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 7.0M lbs 73.2%
- Air Releases 2.6M lbs 26.8%
- Water Discharges 2.9K lbs <0.1%
Pleasants Power Station's 9.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 73.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.8%. 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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Pleasants Power Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Willow Island, WV, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 9.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 225 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. Pleasants Power Station is pounds #4 and chemical-count #3 at 9.5M 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: Phibro Animal Health Corp; Allnex USA Inc; Cytec Industries Inc; Axens N.a. Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside West Virginia: W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; Conemaugh Generating Station; Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Vanadium compounds.
Pleasants Power Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (73.2% land disposal) across 28 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station and Cpi USA North Carolina LLC.
Pleasants Power Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.5M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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
Pleasants Power Station inside Pleasants's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Pleasants Power Station reports the 30th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 82.1% of every pound reported in Pleasants. Scale peers outside West Virginia include W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station and Cpi USA North Carolina LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pleasants's reported pounds (11.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pleasants Power Station's total reported releases fell from 2.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pleasants Power Station's water releases fell from 798 lb in 2022 to 459 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pleasants Power Station's air releases fell from 707.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 407.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pleasants Power Station's land releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 999.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pleasants Power Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Pleasants Power Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
420.2× more than the comparison
28.0× 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 Pleasants Power Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (1.5M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
Pleasants Power Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Pleasants Power Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 1.7M lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 2.5M lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 2.4M lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 28 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Pleasants Power Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pleasants Power Station
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Phibro Animal Health Corp, Allnex USA Inc, Cytec Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station, Cpi USA North Carolina LLC, Conemaugh Generating Station.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pleasants Power Station on cumulative reported pounds (9.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (28). Release-pound peers include Ecobat Resources California Inc., International Paper-Vicksburg Mill, International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco. Chemical-count peers include Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station, Ortec Inc. 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.
- Ecobat Resources California Inc. City Of Industry, CA · Primary Metals 9.5M lbs reported
- International Paper-Vicksburg Mill Redwood, MS · Paper 9.5M lbs reported
- International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco Ellwood City, PA · Primary Metals 9.6M lbs reported
- Sterling Steel Co LLC Sterling, IL · Primary Metals 9.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant Front Royal, VA · Chemicals 28 chemicals
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station Terrell, NC · Electric Utilities 28 chemicals
- Ortec Inc Easley, SC · Chemicals 28 chemicals
- Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant Juliette, GA · Electric Utilities 28 chemicals
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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Phibro Animal Health Corp. Pleasants Power 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 Pleasants Power Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · 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.
Pleasants Power Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Willow Island, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 82.1% of Pleasants TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ecobat Resources California Inc. (Δ 10.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pleasants Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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