EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant
Bayport, MN · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2M lbs 90.8%
- Air Releases 120.1K lbs 9.1%
- Water Discharges 820 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.1%. 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
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bayport, MN, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 182.6K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,103 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. Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant is pounds #17 and chemical-count #10 at 1.3M 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: Andersen Corp; Cemstone Lakeland; Ayrshire Electronics Mn; Hearing Components Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Minnesota: Chesterfield Power Station; Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel; U.S. Tva Paradise Combined Cycle; Oge Energy Corp Sooner Generating Station. Other Xcel Energy sites in this extract: Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant; Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.8% off-site transfers) across 16 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chesterfield Power Station and Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel.
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant reports the 172nd-largest volume (1.3M lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Chesterfield Power Station and Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel.
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
- Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant's total reported releases fell from 265.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 182.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant's off-site transfers fell from 240.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 164.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant's air releases fell from 24.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant's chemicals reported fell from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (390.2K lbs to 182.6K lbs).
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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 | 390.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 152.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 323.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 265.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 182.6K lbs | 9 |
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)) | 737.8K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 388.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 72.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 39.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 26.4K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 12.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 12.1K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 12.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 259 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 143 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 5 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Andersen Corp, Cemstone Lakeland, Ayrshire Electronics Mn, 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. Chesterfield Power Station, Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel, U.S. Tva Paradise Combined Cycle.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Chesterfield Power Station, US Army Fort Stewart (part), Huntington Ingalls Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Xcel Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station, Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Andersen Corp. Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant 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 Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant 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.
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bayport, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 22.9% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chesterfield Power Station (Δ 624 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Xcel Energy A. S. King Generating Plant 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