EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station
Craig, CO
- Total releases
- 4.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station: how the 4.6M lbs splits
4.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.1M lbs 90.1%
- Air Releases 450.9K lbs 9.9%
- Land Disposal 1.2K lbs <0.1%
- Water Discharges 20 lbs <0.1%
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station's 4.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.9%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Craig, CO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 707.6K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 4.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 464 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. Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station is pounds #8 and chemical-count #5 at 4.6M 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: Bunn Ranch Pit; Trapper Mining Inc.; Skull Creek Dewpoint Plant; Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Colorado: Stanton Energy Center; Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project; Mountaineer Plant; Barry Steam 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.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.1% off-site transfers) across 22 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stanton Energy Center and Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.6M 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
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station inside Moffat's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station reports the 85th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 52.5% of every pound reported in Moffat. Scale peers outside Colorado include Stanton Energy Center and Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Moffat's reported pounds (8.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station's total reported releases fell from 981.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 707.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station's off-site transfers fell from 889.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 623.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station's chemicals reported fell from 15 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station's air releases fell from 91.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (1.2M lbs to 707.6K lbs).
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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 | 1.2M lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 848.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 822.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 981.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 707.6K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Bunn Ranch Pit, Trapper Mining Inc., Skull Creek Dewpoint Plant, 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. Stanton Energy Center, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Mountaineer Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station on cumulative reported pounds (4.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include International Paper Co - Savannah Complex, Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Georgia-Pacific Toledo LLC. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania Inc. 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.
- International Paper Co - Savannah Complex Savannah, GA · Paper 4.6M lbs reported
- Enterprise Products Operating LLC Mont Belvieu, TX · Chemicals 4.6M lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Toledo LLC Toledo, OR · Paper 4.6M lbs reported
- Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant Corpus Christi, TX · Petroleum 4.6M 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 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. Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · 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.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Craig, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 52.5% of Moffat TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper Co - Savannah Complex (Δ 3.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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