EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
French Island Plant
La Crosse, WI · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 709.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
French Island Plant: how the 709.3K lbs splits
709.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 635.4K lbs 89.6%
- Air Releases 73.9K lbs 10.4%
- Water Discharges 20 lbs <0.1%
French Island Plant's 709.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
French Island Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Crosse, WI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 216.0K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 709.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,598 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. French Island Plant is pounds #37 and chemical-count #47 at 709.3K 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: Midwest Industrial Asphalt; Hydrite Chemical Co.; Crown Beverage Packaging; City Brewing Co LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wisconsin: Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station; Morgantown Power LLC; Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station; Brunner Island Steam Electric Station. Other Xcel Energy sites in this extract: Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant; Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
French Island Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.6% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 709.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station and Morgantown Power LLC.
French Island Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
709K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
French Island Plant inside La Crosse's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, French Island Plant reports the 210th-largest volume (709.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 37.5% of every pound reported in La Crosse. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station and Morgantown Power LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of La Crosse's reported pounds (1.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- French Island Plant's total reported releases fell from 233.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 216.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- French Island Plant's air releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- French Island Plant's off-site transfers fell from 222.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 211.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
French Island Plant Form-R facts
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See how French Island Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
148615.9× more than the comparison
83% 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 French Island Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 709.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 114% (101.1K lbs to 216.0K lbs).
French Island Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows French Island Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 114% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 101.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 68.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 89.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 233.7K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 216.0K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 224.0K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 153.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 131.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 70.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 66.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 60.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 186 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 11 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Creosote | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
French Island Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to French Island Plant
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Midwest Industrial Asphalt, Hydrite Chemical Co., Crown Beverage Packaging, 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. Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station, Morgantown Power LLC, Tampa Electric Co Big Bend Power Station.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest French Island Plant on cumulative reported pounds (709.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC, Middletown Coke Co, Arcosa Wind Towers Inc. Plt 1550. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC Orange, TX · Chemicals 708.1K lbs reported
- Middletown Coke Co Middletown, OH · Petroleum 707.8K lbs reported
- Arcosa Wind Towers Inc. Plt 1550 Newton, IA · Fabricated Metals 711.2K lbs reported
- Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC Anacortes, WA · Petroleum 711.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Xcel Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station, Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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 Zinc compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Midwest Industrial Asphalt. French Island Plant 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 French Island Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
French Island Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Crosse, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221117 · Electric Utilities. 37.5% of La Crosse TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC (Δ 1.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
French Island Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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