EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station
Hayden, CO · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 4.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station: how the 4.3M lbs splits
4.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.1M lbs 96.6%
- Air Releases 145.2K lbs 3.4%
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station's 4.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.4%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hayden, CO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 995.3K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 4.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 486 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 Hayden Station is pounds #9 and chemical-count #7 at 4.3M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bunn Ranch Pit; Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station; Trapper Mining Inc.; Skull Creek Dewpoint Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Colorado: Colver Green Energy; Bonanza Power Plant; Mountaineer Plant; Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station. Other Xcel Energy sites in this extract: Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant; Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.6% land disposal) across 17 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Colver Green Energy and Bonanza Power Plant.
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.3M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station inside Routt's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station reports the 88th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Routt. Scale peers outside Colorado include Colver Green Energy and Bonanza Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Routt's reported pounds (4.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station's total reported releases rose from 805.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 995.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station's air releases fell from 41.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station's land releases rose from 763.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 969.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2125870.1× more than the comparison
17.0× 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 Hayden Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (996.0K lbs to 995.3K lbs).
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 996.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 703.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 751.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 805.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 995.3K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.1M lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 181.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 70.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 67.7K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 58.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 50.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 33.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 31.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 22.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 21.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 135 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 108 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Bunn Ranch Pit, Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station, Trapper Mining Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Colver Green Energy, Bonanza Power Plant, Mountaineer Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station on cumulative reported pounds (4.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include McWane Ductile-Utah, Keystone Steel & Wire Co D/b/a Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria, Colver Green Energy. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- McWane Ductile-Utah Provo, UT · Primary Metals 4.3M lbs reported
- Keystone Steel & Wire Co D/b/a Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria Bartonville, IL · Primary Metals 4.2M lbs reported
- Colver Green Energy Colver, PA · Electric Utilities 4.2M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel - a Div of Nucor Corp Plymouth, UT · Primary Metals 4.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Xcel Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station, Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station.
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, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Bunn Ranch Pit. Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · 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 Hayden Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hayden, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 100% of Routt TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: McWane Ductile-Utah (Δ 11.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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