EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility
Madison, WI · Parent: Mge Energy
- Total releases
- 196.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility: how the 196.6K lbs splits
196.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 196.6K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 30 lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 7 lbs <0.1%
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility's 196.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. 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
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Madison, WI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 35.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 196.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,266 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. Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility is pounds #97 and chemical-count #464 at 196.6K 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: Safc Inc.; Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry Inc; Madison-Kipp Corp; Wolf Appliance Co. LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wisconsin: Burlington Generating Station; Cpv Towantic Energy Center; Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center; Merrimack Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Naphthalene.
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 196.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Burlington Generating Station and Cpv Towantic Energy Center.
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
197K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility reports the 292nd-largest volume (196.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Burlington Generating Station and Cpv Towantic Energy Center.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility's total reported releases fell from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility's air releases fell from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility Form-R facts
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98.3× more than the comparison
33% less 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 Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 196.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (37.1K lbs to 35.0K lbs).
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility: 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 Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 37.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 52.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 32.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 39.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 35.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 196.6K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Safc Inc., Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry Inc, Madison-Kipp Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Burlington Generating Station, Cpv Towantic Energy Center, Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility on cumulative reported pounds (196.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Central Sandblasting, Dura Supreme, Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
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, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Safc Inc.. Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility 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 Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Madison, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 20.1% of Dane TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Central Sandblasting (Δ 62 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mge West Campus Cogeneration Facility 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