EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Edgewater Generating Station
Sheboygan, WI · Parent: Alliant Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 369.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Edgewater Generating Station: how the 369.8K lbs splits
369.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 306.6K lbs 82.9%
- Off-site Transfers 47.2K lbs 12.8%
- Land Disposal 14.6K lbs 4.0%
- Water Discharges 1.4K lbs 0.4%
Edgewater Generating Station's 369.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Edgewater Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sheboygan, WI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 57.3K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 369.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,305 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. Edgewater Generating Station is pounds #64 and chemical-count #18 at 369.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Watry Industries; Htt Inc; Hexion Inc-Sheboygan Site; Saco Aei. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wisconsin: Ninemile Point Plant; Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc; Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant; Muscatine Power & Water Generation. Other Alliant Energy Corp sites in this extract: Columbia Energy Center; Ottumwa Generating Station; Lansing Power Station; Burlington Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrogen fluoride; 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).
Edgewater Generating Station stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.9% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 369.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ninemile Point Plant and Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc.
Edgewater Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
370K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Edgewater Generating Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Edgewater Generating Station reports the 256th-largest volume (369.8K lbs). Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Ninemile Point Plant and Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Edgewater Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 96.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Edgewater Generating Station's off-site transfers rose from 7.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Edgewater Generating Station's air releases fell from 88.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Edgewater Generating Station's water releases fell from 137 lb in 2022 to 71 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Edgewater Generating Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Edgewater Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
41.3× more than the comparison
6.0× 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 Edgewater Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 369.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 41% (40.6K lbs to 57.3K lbs).
Edgewater Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Edgewater Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 41% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 57.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 118.1K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 96.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 57.3K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 162.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 103.8K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 45.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 32.3K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 8.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 171 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 145 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 111 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 32 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 26 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 21 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Edgewater Generating Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Edgewater Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Watry Industries, Htt Inc, Hexion Inc-Sheboygan Site, 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. Ninemile Point Plant, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc, Southern Co Rowan County Power Plant.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Edgewater Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (369.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Anheuser Busch-Jacksonville Brewery, Ames Goldsmith Corp, Viant Collegeville LLC. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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.
- Anheuser Busch-Jacksonville Brewery Jacksonville, FL · Beverages 369.4K lbs reported
- Ames Goldsmith Corp Glens Falls, NY · Primary Metals 370.3K lbs reported
- Viant Collegeville LLC Trappe, PA · Primary Metals 368.8K lbs reported
- Ninemile Point Plant Westwego, LA · Electric Utilities 371.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
Other Alliant Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Columbia Energy Center, Ottumwa 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 Ammonia, Hydrogen fluoride, 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); nearby reporters include Watry Industries. Edgewater Generating Station stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Edgewater Generating Station TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Edgewater Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sheboygan, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 8.7% of Sheboygan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Anheuser Busch-Jacksonville Brewery (Δ 395 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Edgewater Generating Station stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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