EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station
Center, ND · Parent: Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc
- Total releases
- 27.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 24
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station: how the 27.5M lbs splits
27.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 22.1M lbs 80.2%
- Off-site Transfers 4.7M lbs 17.0%
- Air Releases 773.1K lbs 2.8%
- Water Discharges 57 lbs <0.1%
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station's 27.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 80.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 17.0%. 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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Center, ND, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 5.4M lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 27.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 68 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bni Coal Ltd; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station; Coal Creek Station; Blue Flint Ethanol. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Dakota: Gavin Power LLC; Harrison Power Station; Adm Decatur Complex; Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (80.2% land disposal) across 24 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gavin Power LLC and Harrison Power Station.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% 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
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station inside Oliver's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station reports the 6th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 98.6% of every pound reported in Oliver. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 65.7% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Gavin Power LLC and Harrison Power Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Oliver's reported pounds (27.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station's total reported releases rose from 4.9 million lb in 2022 to 5.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station's water releases fell from 19 lb in 2022 to 5 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station's air releases rose from 141.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 164.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station's off-site transfers rose from 631.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 694.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
70.1× more than the comparison
3.4× 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 Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (5.6M lbs to 5.4M lbs).
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 5.6M lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 6.0M lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 5.6M lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 4.9M lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 5.4M lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 24 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Bni Coal Ltd, Basin Electric Leland Olds Station, Coal Creek 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. Gavin Power LLC, Harrison Power Station, Adm Decatur Complex.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station on cumulative reported pounds (27.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (24). Release-pound peers include Vickery Environmental Inc., US Magnesium LLC, Delaware City Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station, Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp, Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC. 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.
- Vickery Environmental Inc. Vickery, OH · Hazardous Waste 27.5M lbs reported
- US Magnesium LLC Grantsville, UT · Primary Metals 27.6M lbs reported
- Delaware City Refinery Delaware City, DE · Petroleum 27.7M lbs reported
- Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC Mount Vernon, IN · Chemicals 27.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Belews Creek Steam Station Walnut Cove, NC · Electric Utilities 24 chemicals
- Kapstone Paper & Packaging Corp North Charleston, SC · Paper 24 chemicals
- Georgia-Pacific Cedar Springs LLC Cedar Springs, GA · Paper 24 chemicals
- International Paper Pensacola Mill Cantonment, FL · Paper 24 chemicals
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, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Bni Coal Ltd. Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Center, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 98.6% of Oliver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Vickery Environmental Inc. (Δ 45.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds. 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