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.

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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.

#3,583 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

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

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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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

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
163.8K lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CLEAN chem count
7
Lead chemical
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

Compare this facility

See how Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station
163.8K lbs
McKinley Paper & Packaging - Nm Paper Mill
355 lbs

461.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station
7
McKinley Paper & Packaging - Nm Paper Mill
3

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.

Land Disposal 149.4K lbs (91.2%)
Air Releases 14.4K lbs (8.8%)
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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

million lbs

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)).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
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

Prewitt, NM
35.3649, -108.0438
County TRI context
Mckinley · 45.5% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
87045PLNSSCOUNT

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.

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.

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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