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Platte River Power Authority

1 facility · 1 state · 2.6M lbs total releases

According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Platte River Power Authority is the reported parent of 1 Form R facility across 1 state, disclosing 2.6M lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 15 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Colorado (2.6M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Platte River Power Authority, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.

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Release-over-release change

What changed for Platte River Power Authority: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-86.8%

1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-86.8%

644.6 thousand lb → 84.8 thousand lb, every facility that filed

  • Platte River Power Authority's total reported releases fell from 644.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Platte River Power Authority's land releases fell from 642.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Platte River Power Authority's air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Platte River Power Authority's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

TRI parent disclosure trail

Read Platte River Power Authority from filing to facility

Platte River Power Authority maps to a single Form R site (Rawhide Energy Station) in Colorado. 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

Total Releases
2.6M lbs
Facilities
1
Chemicals
15
Carcinogens
1

Largest Form R sites under this parent: Rawhide Energy Station. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Freeport-McMoran Inc; Newmont Mining Corp; Cargill Inc; Leprino Foods Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Chlorine; Vanadium compounds; Copper compounds. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Colorado. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Electric Utilities.

Platte River Power Authority ranks #398 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Platte River Power Authority's TRI Form R footprint is concentrated in a single state (Colorado), so statewide context matters more than a multi-state portfolio read. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Rawhide Energy Station), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.

Parent aggregation for Platte River Power Authority follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Freeport-McMoran Inc; Newmont Mining Corp; Cargill Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.

Where Platte River Power Authority sits among TRI parents

Platte River Power Authority sits on a disclosure ladder beside Freeport-McMoran Inc and Newmont Mining Corp and Cargill Inc and Leprino Foods Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.

Higher disclosed volume

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Largest chemicals disclosed by Platte River Power Authority

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

Chemical Disclosed lbs
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 1.7M lbs
Barium And Barium Compounds 522.1K lbs
Chlorine 166.8K lbs
Vanadium compounds 69.8K lbs
Copper compounds 36.3K lbs

Facilities (1)

Facility Releases
Rawhide Energy Station Wellington, CO 2.6M lbs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much pollution does Platte River Power Authority release?
Platte River Power Authority discloses 2.6M lbs across 1 facility. On the ladder it sits near Freeport-McMoran Inc and Newmont Mining Corp. Platte River Power Authority ranks #398 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set.
How many facilities does Platte River Power Authority operate?
Platte River Power Authority maps to 1 facility in Colorado, including Rawhide Energy Station. This parent maps to a single reporting facility (Rawhide Energy Station), so the company total and that site's Form R are the same disclosure.
What industries and chemicals show up for Platte River Power Authority?
Platte River Power Authority's disclosed pounds sit inside a single reported industry label: Electric Utilities. Platte River Power Authority's largest disclosed chemicals by pounds are Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Chlorine, Vanadium compounds, Copper compounds (none of those top chemicals carry a carcinogen flag in this extract). Neighbor parents: Freeport-McMoran Inc; Newmont Mining Corp; Cargill Inc; Leprino Foods Co.
Does Platte River Power Authority release carcinogens?
Yes - 1 carcinogen-flagged substance appear in the extract. Largest by pounds include Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Chlorine; Vanadium compounds; Copper compounds.

Compare beyond the release ladder

Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count

Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Platte River Power Authority on total disclosed release pounds (2.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (1). Release-volume peers include Ok Foods Inc, G Holdings Inc, Stm 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 Colorado; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.

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

What to do with Platte River Power Authority's TRI parent record

From Platte River Power Authority, open Rawhide Energy Station or compare against Freeport-McMoran Inc rather than reading rank alone.

  • Open the largest Form R site for Platte River Power Authority (Rawhide Energy Station in CO). Largest facility
  • Compare against Newmont Mining Corp, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
  • Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Platte River Power Authority sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies

Rank and peers (Freeport-McMoran Inc, Newmont Mining Corp) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.

Use and verify this record

Platte River Power Authority'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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