EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station

Beulah, ND · Parent: Basin Electric

Total releases
167.8M lbs
Chemicals reported
55
Carcinogens
15
Primary pathway
Air Releases

MIXED Form-R mix

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station: how the 167.8M lbs splits

167.8M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 90.7M lbs 54.0%
  • Off-site Transfers 45.1M lbs 26.9%
  • Land Disposal 32.0M lbs 19.1%
  • Water Discharges 3.2K lbs <0.1%

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station's 167.8M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 54.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

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.

DENSE volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Beulah, ND, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 28.8M lbs of releases across 53 chemicals in 2023, and 167.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station; Coal Creek Station; Blue Flint Ethanol. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Dakota: Colstrip Steam Electric Station; Prairie State Generating Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Acetonitrile.

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Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station is a DENSE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Beulah, ND: 167.8M lbs across 55 chemicals (15 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 54.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Colstrip Steam Electric Station and Prairie State Generating Co.

#8 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

168M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

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

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station inside Mercer's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 94.5% of every pound reported in Mercer. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Colstrip Steam Electric Station and Prairie State Generating Co.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mercer's reported pounds (177.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station's total reported releases fell from 34.6 million lb in 2022 to 28.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station's off-site transfers fell from 9.1 million lb in 2022 to 6.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station's land releases fell from 6.5 million lb in 2022 to 5.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station's air releases fell from 19.1 million lb in 2022 to 16.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
DENSE volume
167.8M lbs
MIXED pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
55 · 15 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station
167.8M lbs
Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station
4.1M lbs

40.5× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station
55
Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station
13

4.2× 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 Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 167.8M lbs.

Air Releases 90.7M lbs (54.0%)
Off-site Transfers 45.1M lbs (26.9%)
Land Disposal 32.0M lbs (19.1%)
Water Discharges 3.2K lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (35.0M lbs to 28.8M lbs).

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station: annual Form-R pounds

DENSE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: Ammonia.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 35.0M lbs 55
2020 34.5M lbs 53
2021 34.9M lbs 53
2022 34.6M lbs 52
2023 28.8M lbs 53

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 15 of 55 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 84.4M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 71.3M lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 3.9M lbs -
Acetonitrile 2.1M lbs -
Methanol 1.5M lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 976.8K lbs -
n-Hexane 527.0K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 443.9K lbs -
Zinc compounds 318.9K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 300.3K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 283.3K lbs -
Chlorine 190.4K lbs -
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 190.0K lbs Carcinogen
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 151.2K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen sulfide 122.8K lbs -
Propylene 109.4K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 106.4K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 100.9K lbs -
Ethylene 92.1K lbs -
Benzene 88.9K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 80.6K lbs -
Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) 74.3K lbs -
Phenol 73.1K lbs -
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 63.1K lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 53.5K lbs -
Zinc (fume or dust) 53.3K lbs -
Formaldehyde 39.7K lbs Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 34.3K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 25.3K lbs -
Selenium And Selenium Compounds 21.7K lbs -
Beryllium compounds 20.1K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 11.9K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 6.7K lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 5.7K lbs Carcinogen
Beryllium And Beryllium Compounds 5.1K lbs Carcinogen
Biphenyl 4.7K lbs -
Catechol 3.9K lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 3.5K lbs -
Carbon disulfide 3.1K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 2.4K lbs -
Formic acid 2.2K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1.7K lbs -
Phenanthrene 935 lbs -
Aniline 435 lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen cyanide 196 lbs -
Carbonyl sulfide 143 lbs -
Pyridine 10 lbs Carcinogen
Anthracene 5 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Quinone 0 lbs -
2-Methylpyridine 0 lbs -
2,4-Dimethylphenol 0 lbs -
Quinoline 0 lbs Carcinogen
Diphenylamine 0 lbs -
Dibenzofuran 0 lbs -

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station in Mercer

Beulah, ND
47.3330, -101.7917
County TRI context
Mercer · 94.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Basin Electric

Similar Electric Utilities Facilities

Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Colstrip Steam Electric Station, Prairie State Generating Co.

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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station on cumulative reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (55). Release-pound peers include Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Turquoise Ridge, Nevada Gold Mines Llc-Cortez District, Kennecott Utah Copper Smelter & Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC, St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp, Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC. 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 Ammonia, Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Acetonitrile; nearby reporters include Otter Tail Power Co Coyote Station. Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station stamps DENSE volume · MIXED 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 Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station TRI extract (DENSE · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Beulah, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 94.5% of Mercer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nevada Gold Mines LLC - Turquoise Ridge (Δ 13.0M lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station stamps DENSE · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 54.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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