EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station
Stanton, ND · Parent: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- Total releases
- 5.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 25
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station: how the 5.6M lbs splits
5.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.9M lbs 69.4%
- Air Releases 1.7M lbs 30.6%
- Water Discharges 1.7K lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 368 lbs <0.1%
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station's 5.6M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 69.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 30.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Stanton, ND, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 938.6K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 386 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: Coal Creek Station; Blue Flint Ethanol; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station; Bni Coal Ltd. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Dakota: Nearman Creek Power Station; Mount Storm Power Station; La Cygne Generating Station; Basin Electric Dry Fork Station. Other Basin Electric Power Cooperative sites in this extract: Basin Electric Laramie River Station; Basin Electric Dry Fork Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Stanton, ND: 5.6M lbs across 25 chemicals (9 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 69.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nearman Creek Power Station and Mount Storm Power Station.
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Basin Electric Leland Olds Station reports the 72nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 14% of its sector. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Nearman Creek Power Station and Mount Storm Power Station.
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
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 938.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station's air releases fell from 555.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 197.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station's off-site transfers fell from 951.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 740.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station's water releases fell from 393 lb in 2022 to 365 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Basin Electric Leland Olds Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Leland Olds Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (1.2M lbs to 938.6K lbs).
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Basin Electric Leland Olds Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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 And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2M lbs | 21 |
| 2020 | 967.9K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 960.4K lbs | 17 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 22 |
| 2023 | 938.6K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station in Mercer
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basin Electric Leland Olds Station
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Coal Creek Station, Blue Flint Ethanol, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Nearman Creek Power Station, Mount Storm Power Station, La Cygne Generating Station.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basin Electric Leland Olds Station on cumulative reported pounds (5.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant, Nearman Creek Power Station, Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. 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.
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant Decatur, AL · Chemicals 5.5M lbs reported
- Nearman Creek Power Station Kansas City, KS · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
- Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant Seadrift, TX · Chemicals 5.5M lbs reported
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine Carthage, TN · Metal Mining 5.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Basin Electric Power Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basin Electric Laramie River Station, Basin Electric Dry Fork 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 And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Coal Creek Station. Basin Electric Leland Olds Station stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Leland Olds Station TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Stanton, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 3.1% of Mercer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant (Δ 9.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basin Electric Leland Olds Station stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 69.4%). 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