Allete Inc

2 facilities · 2 states · 12.3M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Allete Inc is the reported parent of 2 Form R facilities across 2 states, disclosing 12.3M lbs of toxic releases. 2 of 23 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Minnesota (11.9M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Allete Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Allete Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-2.8%

2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-2.8%

2.7 million lb → 2.6 million lb, every facility that filed

  • Allete Inc's total reported releases fell from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Allete Inc's off-site transfers fell from 17.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Allete Inc's air releases fell from 72.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Allete Inc's chemicals reported rose from 15 in 2022 to 17 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Allete Inc from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Boswell Energy Center; Bni Coal Ltd. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Chs Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Vanadium compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; North Dakota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities; Coal Mining. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026

Total Releases
12.3M lbs
Facilities
2
Chemicals
23
Carcinogens
2

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Boswell Energy Center; Bni Coal Ltd. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Chs Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Vanadium compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; North Dakota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities; Coal Mining.

Allete Inc ranks #136 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Allete Inc files across 2 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Releases are facility-concentrated: Boswell Energy Center accounts for most of Allete Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.

Parent aggregation for Allete Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Xcel Energy; Chs Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Allete Inc sits among TRI parents

Allete Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Xcel Energy and Chs Inc and Farmers Union Industries LLC. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

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Largest chemicals disclosed by Allete Inc

Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Vanadium compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Boswell Energy Center. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
Minnesota 1 11.9M lbs
North Dakota 1 392.8K lbs

Facilities (2)

Facility Releases
Boswell Energy Center Cohasset, MN 11.9M lbs
Bni Coal Ltd Center, ND 392.8K lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Allete Inc release?
Allete Inc discloses 12.3M lbs across 2 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Xcel Energy and Chs Inc. Allete Inc ranks #136 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name.
How many facilities does Allete Inc operate?
Allete Inc maps to 2 facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota, including Boswell Energy Center; Bni Coal Ltd. Releases are facility-concentrated: Boswell Energy Center accounts for most of Allete Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
What industries and chemicals show up for Allete Inc?
Allete Inc's disclosed pounds span Electric Utilities; Coal Mining, with Electric Utilities leading the parent total. Allete Inc's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Vanadium compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Xcel Energy; Chs Inc; Farmers Union Industries LLC.
Does Allete Inc release carcinogens?
Yes - 2 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Vanadium compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Allete Inc on total disclosed release pounds (12.3M lbs) and reporting facility count (2). Release-volume peers include Materion Corp, Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC, Koch Foods Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.

About This Data

EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Minnesota, North Dakota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files

What to do with Allete Inc's TRI parent record

From Allete Inc, open Boswell Energy Center or compare against Xcel Energy rather than reading rank alone.

Rank and peers (Xcel Energy, Chs Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

Use and verify this record

Allete Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.

Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.

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