EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station
Valmy, NV · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 754.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station: how the 754.1K lbs splits
754.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 595.0K lbs 78.9%
- Land Disposal 159.1K lbs 21.1%
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station's 754.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 78.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 21.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Valmy, NV, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 101.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 754.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,547 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nevada's 158 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station is pounds #23 and chemical-count #34 at 754.1K lbs. Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Goldstrike Mines Inc leads reported pounds (930.8M lbs) at 33 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Ecology Nevada Inc. leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (41.2M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Marigold Mining Co; Goldcorp Dee LLC - Lone Tree Mine; Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove; Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Phoenix Mine. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Nevada: Guam Power Authority; American Electric Power Conesville Plant; Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North; Hill Generating Station. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Hydrogen fluoride.
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (78.9% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 754.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Guam Power Authority and American Electric Power Conesville Plant.
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
754K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station reports the 204th-largest volume (754.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 67.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Nevada include Guam Power Authority and American Electric Power Conesville Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station's pounds in one chemical - here Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) at 67.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station's total reported releases fell from 123.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station's land releases fell from 173 lb in 2022 to 112 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station's air releases fell from 123.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 100.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 754.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 69% (326.0K lbs to 101.0K lbs).
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 69% 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 | 326.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 83.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 119.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 123.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 101.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 509.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 172.0K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 39.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 26.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 65 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station
Closest other reporters in Nevada - including Marigold Mining Co, Goldcorp Dee LLC - Lone Tree Mine, Au-Reka Gold Corporation - McCoy Cove, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 157 other reporting facilities in Nevada.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nevada - e.g. Guam Power Authority, American Electric Power Conesville Plant, Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North.
Compare beyond Nevada
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station on cumulative reported pounds (754.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment, Crown Food Packaging, U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord. 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.
- Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment Fort Wainwright, AK · Other 754.0K lbs reported
- Crown Food Packaging Owatonna, MN · Fabricated Metals 753.2K lbs reported
- U.S. Army Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jblm, WA · Other 755.3K lbs reported
- South Coast Terminals LLC Strang Road Facility La Porte, TX · Chemicals 752.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Marigold Mining Co. Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station TRI extract (MID · AIR · 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.
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Valmy, NV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221122 · Electric Utilities. 0.4% of Humboldt TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment (Δ 172 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station stamps MID volume · AIR 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