EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Boswell Energy Center
Cohasset, MN · Parent: Allete Inc
- Total releases
- 11.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Boswell Energy Center: how the 11.9M lbs splits
11.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 11.5M lbs 96.5%
- Air Releases 323.7K lbs 2.7%
- Off-site Transfers 67.3K lbs 0.6%
- Water Discharges 27.4K lbs 0.2%
Boswell Energy Center's 11.9M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.7%. 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
Boswell Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cohasset, MN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.6M lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 11.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 172 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Boswell Energy Center is pounds #2 and chemical-count #9 at 11.9M lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Blandin Paper Co; Minnesota Diversified Industries - Gr; Northern Foundry; Hibbing Renewable Energy Center. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Minnesota: Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station; U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant; J H Campbell Generating Plant; Cardinal Plant. Other Allete Inc sites in this extract: Bni Coal Ltd. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Copper compounds; Vanadium compounds.
Boswell Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.5% land disposal) across 16 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station and U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant.
Boswell Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Boswell Energy Center inside Itasca's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Boswell Energy Center reports the 20th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.3% of every pound reported in Itasca. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 77.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station and U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Itasca's reported pounds (12.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Boswell Energy Center's total reported releases fell from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boswell Energy Center's off-site transfers fell from 17.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boswell Energy Center's air releases fell from 72.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Boswell Energy Center's water releases fell from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Boswell Energy Center Form-R facts
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See how Boswell Energy Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.2× 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 Boswell Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 26% (2.1M lbs to 2.6M lbs).
Boswell Energy Center: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Boswell Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 26% 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 | 2.1M lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 1.8M lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 2.7M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 2.7M lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 2.6M lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 9.2M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 442.2K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 301.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 232.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 229.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 137.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 124.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 55.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 15.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 13.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 904 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 199 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 34 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Boswell Energy Center · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Boswell Energy Center
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Blandin Paper Co, Minnesota Diversified Industries - Gr, Northern Foundry, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station, U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, J H Campbell Generating Plant.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Boswell Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (11.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC, Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant, Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co 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.
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC East Chicago, IN · Hazardous Waste 11.9M lbs reported
- Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant Claremore, OK · Chemicals 11.9M lbs reported
- Koch Fertilizer Dodge City LLC Dodge City, KS · Chemicals 11.8M lbs reported
- Viskase Corp Loudon, TN · Plastics and Rubber 11.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Allete Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bni Coal Ltd.
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)), Manganese compounds, Copper compounds, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Blandin Paper Co. Boswell Energy Center 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 Boswell Energy Center 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.
Boswell Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cohasset, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.3% of Itasca TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC (Δ 2.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Boswell Energy Center 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