Basin Electric
1 facility · 1 state · 167.8M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Basin Electric is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 167.8M lbs of toxic releases. 15 of 55 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is North Dakota (167.8M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Basin Electric, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Basin Electric: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-16.9%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-16.9%
34.6 million lb → 28.8 million lb, every facility that filed
- Basin Electric's total reported releases fell from 34.6 million lb in 2022 to 28.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric's off-site transfers fell from 9.1 million lb in 2022 to 6.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric's land releases fell from 6.5 million lb in 2022 to 5.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric's air releases fell from 19.1 million lb in 2022 to 16.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Basin Electric from filing to facility
Basin Electric maps to a single Form R site (Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station) in North Dakota. Open that filing for the chemical mix; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc; Oneok Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Acetonitrile; Methanol. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Dakota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.
Among slug-merged TRI parents in this extract, Basin Electric sits near the top of the release list (rank #12 of 4,988). Basin Electric's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (North Dakota), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Basin Electric follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc; Oneok Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Basin Electric sits among TRI parents
Basin Electric sits on a disclosure ladder beside Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc and Oneok Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Lower disclosed volume
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc · rank #13 · 27.5M lbs
- Oneok Inc · rank #14 · 27.1M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Basin Electric
Ammonia; Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Acetonitrile; Methanol lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 84.4M lbs |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 71.3M lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 3.9M lbs |
| Acetonitrile | 2.1M lbs |
| Methanol | 1.5M lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station Beulah, ND | 167.8M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Basin Electric on total disclosed release pounds (167.8M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Clean Harbors Inc, The Renco Group Inc, Kinross Gold Corp (usa) Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are North Dakota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Basin Electric's TRI parent record
From Basin Electric, open Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station or compare against Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Basin Electric (Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station in ND). Largest facility
- Compare against Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc, the next-lower disclosed-volume parent. Lower-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Basin Electric sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc, Oneok Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Basin Electric'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.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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