EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Columbia Energy Center
Pardeeville, WI · Parent: Alliant Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 6.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 24
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Columbia Energy Center: how the 6.4M lbs splits
6.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.0M lbs 93.6%
- Air Releases 410.7K lbs 6.4%
Columbia Energy Center's 6.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.4%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Columbia Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pardeeville, WI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.9M lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 6.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 326 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Columbia Energy Center is pounds #4 and chemical-count #8 at 6.4M lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Henry G. Meigs Inc.; Grande Cheese Co Wyocena; Encapsys LLC; Energizer Manufacturing - Portage Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wisconsin: Pacificorp Hunter Plant; Aes Puerto Rico LP; Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station; Iatan Generating Station. Other Alliant Energy Corp sites in this extract: Ottumwa Generating Station; Edgewater Generating Station; Lansing Power Station; Burlington Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds.
Columbia Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (93.6% land disposal) across 24 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pacificorp Hunter Plant and Aes Puerto Rico LP.
Columbia Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.4M 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
Columbia Energy Center inside Columbia's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Columbia Energy Center reports the 60th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 85.2% of every pound reported in Columbia. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Pacificorp Hunter Plant and Aes Puerto Rico LP.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Columbia's reported pounds (7.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Columbia Energy Center's total reported releases rose from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 2.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Columbia Energy Center's land releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Columbia Energy Center's air releases rose from 67.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Columbia Energy Center's chemicals reported rose from 15 in 2022 to 17 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Columbia Energy Center Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Columbia Energy Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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12.0× 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 Columbia Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 664% (373.4K lbs to 2.9M lbs).
Columbia Energy Center: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 1
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Columbia Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 664% 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 | 373.4K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 461.6K lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 938.9K lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 1.8M lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 2.9M lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 24 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Columbia Energy Center · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Columbia Energy Center
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Henry G. Meigs Inc., Grande Cheese Co Wyocena, Encapsys LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Pacificorp Hunter Plant, Aes Puerto Rico LP, Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Columbia Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (6.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (24). Release-pound peers include Terra International (oklahoma) Llc., International Paper Pensacola Mill, Westrock. Chemical-count peers include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station, Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station Walnut Cove, NC · Electric Utilities 24 chemicals
- Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp North Charleston, SC · Paper 24 chemicals
- Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC Cedar Springs, GA · Paper 24 chemicals
- Hunt Refining Co a Corp Tuscaloosa, AL · Petroleum 24 chemicals
Other Alliant Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ottumwa Generating Station, Edgewater Generating Station, Lansing 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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Henry G. Meigs Inc.. Columbia Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Columbia Energy Center TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Columbia Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pardeeville, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 85.2% of Columbia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Terra International (oklahoma) Llc. (Δ 3.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Columbia Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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