EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station

Pueblo, CO · Parent: Xcel Energy

Total releases
8.8M lbs
Chemicals reported
23
Carcinogens
4
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station: how the 8.8M lbs splits

8.8M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 8.6M lbs 97.9%
  • Air Releases 183.4K lbs 2.1%
  • Water Discharges 4.7K lbs 0.1%
  • Off-site Transfers 432 lbs <0.1%

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station's 8.8M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds

Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.

HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pueblo, CO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.6M lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 8.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 243 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station is pounds #4 and chemical-count #4 at 8.8M lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel; Pueblo Asphalt Plant; Cs Wind America; Safety-Kleen Systems Pueblo (pue) (605204). Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Colorado: Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc; Jeffrey Energy Center; Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex. Other Xcel Energy sites in this extract: Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station; Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Vanadium compounds; Manganese compounds.

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Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (97.9% land disposal) across 23 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center and San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc.

#243 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.9% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

8.8M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station inside Pueblo's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station reports the 34th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 75.1% of every pound reported in Pueblo. Scale peers outside Colorado include Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center and San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pueblo's reported pounds (11.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station's total reported releases fell from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station's air releases rose from 27.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station's land releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station's water releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
8.8M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
23 · 4 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

Compare this facility

See how Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station
8.8M lbs
Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel
641.8K lbs

13.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station
23
Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel
9

2.6× more than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.8M lbs.

Land Disposal 8.6M lbs (97.9%)
Air Releases 183.4K lbs (2.1%)
Water Discharges 4.7K lbs (0.1%)
Off-site Transfers 432 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (2.2M lbs to 1.6M lbs).

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.2M lbs 16
2020 1.1M lbs 13
2021 2.2M lbs 14
2022 1.8M lbs 14
2023 1.6M lbs 14

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 4.5M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 2.8M lbs -
Vanadium compounds 292.7K lbs -
Manganese compounds 225.8K lbs -
Zinc compounds 196.2K lbs -
Copper compounds 166.8K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 131.3K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 92.4K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 76.8K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 67.0K lbs -
Ammonia 61.6K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 54.7K lbs -
Nickel compounds 54.0K lbs Carcinogen
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 35.2K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 34.8K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 33.2K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 20.3K lbs -
Mercury compounds 1.3K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 834 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 573 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 4 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station · LAND-pathway site

Pueblo, CO
38.2048, -104.5710
County TRI context
Pueblo · 75.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Xcel Energy

Compare beyond Colorado

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station on cumulative reported pounds (8.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

About TRI Data

Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.

On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Vanadium compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel. Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pueblo, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 75.1% of Pueblo TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap (Δ 7.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
  • EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
  • EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
  • EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov