Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency
1 facility · 1 state · 3.5M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 3.5M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 6 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Nebraska (3.5M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-29.6%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-29.6%
826.6 thousand lb → 581.8 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency's total reported releases fell from 826.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 581.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency's off-site transfers fell from 823.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 579.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency's air releases fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency's water releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 949 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency from filing to facility
Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency maps to a single Form R site (Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga)) in Nebraska. 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: Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga). Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Tyson Foods Inc; Omaha Public Power District; Ag Processing Inc; Koch Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead; Ammonia. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Nebraska. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.
Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency ranks #331 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Nebraska), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga)), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
Parent aggregation for Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Tyson Foods Inc; Omaha Public Power District; Ag Processing Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency sits among TRI parents
Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency sits on a disclosure ladder beside Tyson Foods Inc and Omaha Public Power District and Ag Processing Inc and Koch Inc.. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Tyson Foods Inc · rank #329 · 11.9M lbs
- Omaha Public Power District · rank #330 · 11.1M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Ag Processing Inc · rank #332 · 3.4M lbs
- Koch Inc. · rank #333 · 3.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency
Barium; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead; Ammonia lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga). Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Barium | 3.3M lbs |
| Manganese compounds | 122.2K lbs |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 108.3K lbs |
| Lead | 18.3K lbs |
| Ammonia | 8.1K lbs |
Facilities (1)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) Hastings, NE | 3.5M lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency on total disclosed release pounds (3.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Hitachi Metals America Ltd, The Shepherd Material Science Co, Olin Corp. 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 Nebraska; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency's TRI parent record
From Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency, open Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) or compare against Tyson Foods Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency (Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) in NE). Largest facility
- Compare against Omaha Public Power District, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Tyson Foods Inc, Omaha Public Power District) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency'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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