EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Virginia Public Utilities
Virginia, MN
- Total releases
- 315 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Virginia Public Utilities: how the 315 lbs splits
315 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 293 lbs 93.2%
- Air Releases 22 lbs 6.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Virginia Public Utilities's 315 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead compounds.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Virginia Public Utilities is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Virginia, MN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 315 lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 15,325 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. Virginia Public Utilities is pounds #322 and chemical-count #293 at 315 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dyno Nobel Inc; Detroit Reman-Dmr Electronics; Mn Twist Drill Aquisition LLC; CAST7 LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Minnesota: Richard M Flynn Power Plant; Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority; Maui Electric Co Ltd Miki Basin Generating Station; Maui Electric Co Ltd Palaau Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead compounds; Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds.
Virginia Public Utilities stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.2% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 315 lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Richard M Flynn Power Plant and Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority.
Virginia Public Utilities vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
315 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Virginia Public Utilities in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Virginia Public Utilities reports the 425th-largest volume (315 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Richard M Flynn Power Plant and Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Virginia Public Utilities Form-R facts
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See how Virginia Public Utilities stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.4× more than the comparison
60% less 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 Virginia Public Utilities releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 315 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 100% (200 lbs to 0 lbs).
Virginia Public Utilities: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Virginia Public Utilities year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Lead compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 200 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 114 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | 315 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Virginia Public Utilities · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Richard M Flynn Power Plant, Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority, Maui Electric Co Ltd Miki Basin Generating Station.
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 Lead compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds; nearby reporters include Dyno Nobel Inc. Virginia Public Utilities stamps TRACE 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 Virginia Public Utilities TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Virginia Public Utilities totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Virginia, MN, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.0% of St. Louis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Uspharma Ltd. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Virginia Public Utilities stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Lead compounds. 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