EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Rawhide Energy Station
Wellington, CO · Parent: Platte River Power Authority
- Total releases
- 2.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Rawhide Energy Station: how the 2.6M lbs splits
2.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.6M lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 9.6K lbs 0.4%
Rawhide Energy Station's 2.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Rawhide Energy Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wellington, CO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 84.8K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 2.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 715 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. Rawhide Energy Station is pounds #12 and chemical-count #9 at 2.6M 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: Fort Collins Brewery; Martin Marietta - Taft Asphalt; Summit View Ready Mix; Woodward Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Colorado: Rausch Creek Generation LLC; Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson; Big Rivers Electric Corp Reid/green/hmp&l Station II; Doswell LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Chlorine; Vanadium compounds.
Rawhide Energy Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.6% land disposal) across 15 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rausch Creek Generation LLC and Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson.
Rawhide Energy Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rawhide Energy Station inside Larimer's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Rawhide Energy Station reports the 127th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 92.8% of every pound reported in Larimer. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 66.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Rausch Creek Generation LLC and Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Larimer's reported pounds (2.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rawhide Energy Station's total reported releases fell from 644.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rawhide Energy Station's land releases fell from 642.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rawhide Energy Station's air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rawhide Energy Station's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rawhide Energy Station Form-R facts
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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 Rawhide Energy Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 86% (611.3K lbs to 84.8K lbs).
Rawhide Energy Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Rawhide Energy Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 86% 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 | 611.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 639.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 612.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 644.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 84.8K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| Manganese compounds | 27.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 14.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Fluorine | 583 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 378 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 234 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Rawhide Energy Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rawhide Energy Station
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Fort Collins Brewery, Martin Marietta - Taft Asphalt, Summit View Ready Mix, 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. Rausch Creek Generation LLC, Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson, Big Rivers Electric Corp Reid/green/hmp&l Station II.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rawhide Energy Station on cumulative reported pounds (2.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Rausch Creek Generation LLC, Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc, Cabot Corp Canal Plant. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
- Rausch Creek Generation LLC Tremont, PA · Electric Utilities 2.6M lbs reported
- Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc Millsboro, DE · Food 2.6M lbs reported
- Cabot Corp Canal Plant Centerville, LA · Chemicals 2.6M lbs reported
- Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson Lansing, MI · Electric Utilities 2.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
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, Chlorine, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Fort Collins Brewery. Rawhide Energy 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 Rawhide Energy 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.
Rawhide Energy Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wellington, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 92.8% of Larimer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rausch Creek Generation LLC (Δ 440 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rawhide Energy 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