EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station
Prewitt, NM
- Total releases
- 163.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station: how the 163.8K lbs splits
163.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 149.4K lbs 91.2%
- Air Releases 14.4K lbs 8.8%
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station's 163.8K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 91.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Prewitt, NM, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 63.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2020, and 163.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 3,583 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station is pounds #24 and chemical-count #28 at 163.8K lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: McKinley Paper & Packaging - Nm Paper Mill; Western Refining Southwest Inc-Gallup Refinery; Tempur Production USA LLC; Abb Installation Products Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside New Mexico: Chalk Point Power LLC; Platte Generating Station; Pg&e Humboldt Bay Power Plant; Lsp - Cottage Grove LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Hydrogen fluoride; Vanadium compounds.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (91.2% land disposal) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 163.8K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chalk Point Power LLC and Platte Generating Station.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
164K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station inside Mckinley's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station reports the 300th-largest volume (163.8K lbs). This one site accounts for 45.5% of every pound reported in Mckinley. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 62.6% of the total. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Chalk Point Power LLC and Platte Generating Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mckinley's reported pounds (359.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
461.5× more than the comparison
2.3× 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 Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 163.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 37% (100.6K lbs to 63.2K lbs).
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% from 2019 to 2020). 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 | 100.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 63.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 102.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 41.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 12.1K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 38 lbs | - |
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including McKinley Paper & Packaging - Nm Paper Mill, Western Refining Southwest Inc-Gallup Refinery, Tempur Production USA LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 96 other reporting facilities in New Mexico.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. Chalk Point Power LLC, Platte Generating Station, Pg&e Humboldt Bay Power Plant.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station on cumulative reported pounds (163.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre, Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility. 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.
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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Hydrogen fluoride, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include McKinley Paper & Packaging - Nm Paper Mill. Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN 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 Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station TRI extract (MID · LAND · CLEAN · 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.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Prewitt, NM, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 45.5% of Mckinley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc (Δ 14 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · 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