EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant
Clatskanie, OR · Parent: Portland General Electric Co
- Total releases
- 421.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant: how the 421.4K lbs splits
421.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 421.4K lbs 100.0%
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant's 421.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Clatskanie, OR, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 119.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 421.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,166 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oregon's 285 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant is pounds #24 and chemical-count #60 at 421.4K lbs. Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant leads reported pounds (32.0M lbs) at 6 chemicals (chemical-count #39). Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc. leads chemical count at 56 chemicals (15.6M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Gypsum Co; Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC; Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant; US Army National Guard Camp Rilea Ranges. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Oregon: U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant; Gorgas Steam Plant; Maui Electric Co Ltd Maalaea Generating Station; Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 421.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant and Gorgas Steam Plant.
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
421K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant reports the 252nd-largest volume (421.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 74.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Oregon include U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant and Gorgas Steam Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 74.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant's total reported releases rose from 59.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 119.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant's air releases rose from 59.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 119.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant Form-R facts
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See how Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9191.0× more than the comparison
25% 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 Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 421.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 28% (93.8K lbs to 119.8K lbs).
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 93.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 92.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 55.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 59.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 119.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 315.0K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 93.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 11.2K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant
Closest other reporters in Oregon - including US Gypsum Co, Georgia-Pacific Wauna LLC, Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 284 other reporting facilities in Oregon.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oregon - e.g. U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant, Gorgas Steam Plant, Maui Electric Co Ltd Maalaea Generating Station.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant on cumulative reported pounds (421.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Akwel Cadillac USA Inc., Nucor Steel Auburn Inc, Masterbrand Cabinets LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
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 Ammonia, Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include US Gypsum Co. Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Clatskanie, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 1.3% of Columbia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Akwel Cadillac USA Inc. (Δ 120 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pge Beaver Plant & Port Westward Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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