EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center
Duluth, MN · Parent: Allete Inc/minnesota Power
- Total releases
- 284.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center: how the 284.8K lbs splits
284.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 143.4K lbs 50.4%
- Off-site Transfers 90.9K lbs 31.9%
- Land Disposal 50.4K lbs 17.7%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center's 284.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 31.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
MID volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Duluth, MN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 53.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 284.8K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,662 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. Hibbard Renewable Energy Center is pounds #48 and chemical-count #57 at 284.8K 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: Duluth Paper Mill; Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Duluth; Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc; Altec Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Minnesota: Charles R Lowman Power Plant; Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P.; Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station; Astoria Energy Power Generation Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Duluth, MN: 284.8K lbs across 7 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Charles R Lowman Power Plant and Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P..
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
285K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Hibbard Renewable Energy Center reports the 268th-largest volume (284.8K lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Charles R Lowman Power Plant and Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P..
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
- Hibbard Renewable Energy Center's total reported releases fell from 116.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 53.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hibbard Renewable Energy Center's off-site transfers fell from 51.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hibbard Renewable Energy Center's air releases fell from 65.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hibbard Renewable Energy Center's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center Form-R facts
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40% 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 Hibbard Renewable Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 284.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (114.6K lbs to 53.4K lbs).
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hibbard Renewable Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% from 2021 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 114.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 116.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 53.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 143.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 91.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 28.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 20.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 385 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 281 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center in St. Louis
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hibbard Renewable Energy Center
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Duluth Paper Mill, Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Duluth, Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Charles R Lowman Power Plant, Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P., Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hibbard Renewable Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (284.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches, Charles R Lowman Power Plant, Superior Fish Products Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches Beaumont, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 284.8K lbs reported
- Charles R Lowman Power Plant Leroy, AL · Electric Utilities 284.8K lbs reported
- Superior Fish Products Inc. Macon, MS · Food 284.8K lbs reported
- V&s Korns Galvanizing LLC Johnstown, PA · Fabricated Metals 284.8K 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Duluth Paper Mill. Hibbard Renewable Energy Center stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Hibbard Renewable Energy Center TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Duluth, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 18.5% of St. Louis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Martin Operating Ptnr-Neches (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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