Otter Tail Corp

7 facilities · 5 states · 6.6M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Otter Tail Corp is the reported parent of 7 Form R facilities across 5 states, disclosing 6.6M lbs of toxic releases. 4 of 38 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is North Dakota (4.1M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Otter Tail Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Otter Tail Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

+9.5%

6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

+9.5%

1.3 million lb → 1.4 million lb, every facility that filed

  • Otter Tail Corp's total reported releases rose from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Otter Tail Corp's water releases rose from 465 lb in 2022 to 786 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Otter Tail Corp's off-site transfers rose from 48.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Otter Tail Corp's chemicals reported rose from 16 in 2022 to 19 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Otter Tail Corp from filing to facility

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station; Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant; Otter Tail Power Co Hoot Lake Plant; Btd Manufacturing Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basin Electric; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Archer Daniels Midland Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Dakota; South Dakota; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities; Fabricated Metals. 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
6.6M lbs
Facilities
7
Chemicals
38
Carcinogens
4

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station; Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant; Otter Tail Power Co Hoot Lake Plant; Btd Manufacturing Inc.. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Basin Electric; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Archer Daniels Midland Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: North Dakota; South Dakota; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities; Fabricated Metals.

Otter Tail Corp ranks #216 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. Otter Tail Corp files across 5 states, a regional parent portfolio rather than a single-state discloser. Otter Tail Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 7 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.

Parent aggregation for Otter Tail Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Basin Electric; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc; Basin Electric Power Cooperative) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Otter Tail Corp sits among TRI parents

Otter Tail Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Basin Electric and Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc and Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

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Largest chemicals disclosed by Otter Tail Corp

Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.

Where does this company operate?

State Facilities Total Releases
North Dakota 1 4.1M lbs
South Dakota 1 2.2M lbs
Minnesota 3 208.1K lbs
Georgia 1 1.9K lbs
Illinois 1 41 lbs

Facilities (7)

Facility Releases
Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station Beulah, ND 4.1M lbs
Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant Big Stone City, SD 2.2M lbs
Otter Tail Power Co Hoot Lake Plant Fergus Falls, MN 207.9K lbs
Btd Manufacturing Inc. Dawsonville, GA 1.9K lbs
Btd Manufacturing Inc Detroit Lakes, MN 171 lbs
Btd Manufacturing Inc. Washington, IL 41 lbs
Btd Manufacturing Inc. Lakeville, MN 0 lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Otter Tail Corp release?
Otter Tail Corp discloses 6.6M lbs across 7 facilities. On the ladder it sits near Basin Electric and Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Otter Tail Corp ranks #216 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 Otter Tail Corp operate?
Otter Tail Corp maps to 7 facilities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, including Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station; Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant; Otter Tail Power Co Hoot Lake Plant; Btd Manufacturing Inc.. Otter Tail Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 7 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
What industries and chemicals show up for Otter Tail Corp?
Otter Tail Corp's disclosed pounds span Electric Utilities; Fabricated Metals, with Electric Utilities leading the parent total. Otter Tail Corp's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Vanadium compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Basin Electric; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Does Otter Tail Corp release carcinogens?
Yes - 4 carcinogen-flagged substances appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Otter Tail Corp on total disclosed release pounds (6.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (7). Release-volume peers include Crh Americas Inc, Delek US Holdings Inc, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. Facility-count peers include A O Smith Corp, Ahf Products LLC, Aisin Holdings of America. 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 North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

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

What to do with Otter Tail Corp's TRI parent record

From Otter Tail Corp, open Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station or compare against Basin Electric rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Otter Tail Corp (Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station in ND). Largest facility
  • Compare against Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
  • Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Otter Tail Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Basin Electric, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

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