EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station
Brush, CO · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 5.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 19
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station: how the 5.1M lbs splits
5.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 4.9M lbs 96.8%
- Air Releases 119.8K lbs 2.4%
- Off-site Transfers 41.2K lbs 0.8%
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station's 5.1M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. 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 Pawnee Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brush, CO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 958.3K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 424 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 Pawnee Station is pounds #7 and chemical-count #6 at 5.1M 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: Leprino Foods Co; Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Western Sugar Cooperative. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Colorado: San Juan Generating Station; American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant; Cross Generating Station; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC. 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 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; Manganese compounds; Vanadium compounds.
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.8% land disposal) across 19 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include San Juan Generating Station and American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant.
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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 Pawnee Station inside Morgan's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station reports the 79th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 61.6% of every pound reported in Morgan. Scale peers outside Colorado include San Juan Generating Station and American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Morgan's reported pounds (8.2M 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 Pawnee Station's total reported releases rose from 944.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 958.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station's off-site transfers fell from 15.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station's air releases rose from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station's land releases rose from 911.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 929.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station Form-R facts
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See how Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 9% (878.0K lbs to 958.3K lbs).
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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 Pawnee Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9% 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 | 878.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 944.3K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 958.3K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 19 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.6M lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 204.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 184.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 107.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 93.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 55.3K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 52.1K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 51.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 47.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 16.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 14.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 671 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 334 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 255 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Leprino Foods Co, Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. San Juan Generating Station, American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant, Cross Generating Station.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station on cumulative reported pounds (5.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (19). Release-pound peers include Methanex USA Services LLC, Southern Hens Inc., Boise White Paper LLC. Chemical-count peers include Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site, Johnson Matthey, Colver Green Energy. 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.
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 Hayden 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, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Leprino Foods Co. Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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 Pawnee Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brush, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 61.6% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Methanex USA Services LLC (Δ 1.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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