EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery
Commerce City, CO · Parent: Suncor Energy (usa) Inc
- Total releases
- 460.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 33
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery: how the 460.2K lbs splits
460.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 401.9K lbs 87.3%
- Off-site Transfers 34.7K lbs 7.5%
- Water Discharges 23.6K lbs 5.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery's 460.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Commerce City, CO, in the petroleum sector. It reported 86.7K lbs of releases across 29 chemicals in 2023, and 460.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,047 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. 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: Phillips 66 Co Denver Terminal; Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Denver; Burnco Colorado LLC - Denver; Azz Galvanizing -Denver. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Colorado: Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery; Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery; Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC; Amlon Port Allen LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; Propylene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Hydrogen sulfide.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Colorado TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=277)
- Suncor Energy Commer...
- Cripple Creek & Vict... 12
What this shows Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads Colorado chemical count. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #13. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Compare Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Phillips 66 Co Denver Terminal Commerce City · 18.8K lbs
- Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Denver Commerce City · 105 lbs
- Burnco Colorado LLC - Denver Denver · 0 lbs
- Azz Galvanizing -Denver Commerce City · 36.9K lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum sites elsewhere: Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery (LA) · Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery (MT) · Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC (IN)
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.3% air releases) across 33 chemicals · 12 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 460.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery and Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery.
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
460K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery reports the 110th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Colorado include Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery and Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery's total reported releases fell from 101.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery's off-site transfers fell from 14.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery's water releases rose from 568 lb in 2022 to 630 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery's air releases fell from 87.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery Form-R facts
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See how Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 460.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (104.1K lbs to 86.7K lbs).
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% 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: Hydrogen cyanide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 104.1K lbs | 30 |
| 2020 | 79.4K lbs | 30 |
| 2021 | 88.2K lbs | 29 |
| 2022 | 101.9K lbs | 29 |
| 2023 | 86.7K lbs | 29 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 33 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Phillips 66 Co Denver Terminal, Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Denver, Burnco Colorado LLC - Denver, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery, Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery, Countrymark Refining & Logistics LLC.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (460.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (33). Release-pound peers include Bakelite Synthetics, Charter Next Generation - Turners Falls, Mauser - Mason. Chemical-count peers include Paulsboro Refining Co LLC, Ppg Industriesinc-Springdale Complex, International Paper Georgetown Mill. 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.
- Bakelite Synthetics Riegelwood, NC · Chemicals 460.2K lbs reported
- Charter Next Generation - Turners Falls Turners Falls, MA · Plastics and Rubber 460.5K lbs reported
- Mauser - Mason Mason, OH · Fabricated Metals 461.2K lbs reported
- Ford Louisville Assembly Louisville, KY · Transportation Equipment 461.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Hydrogen cyanide, Propylene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Phillips 66 Co Denver Terminal. Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Commerce City, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 6.4% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bakelite Synthetics (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide. 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