EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station
Amarillo, TX · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 508.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 23
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station: how the 508.4K lbs splits
508.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 486.2K lbs 95.6%
- Off-site Transfers 20.1K lbs 4.0%
- Land Disposal 2.1K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station's 508.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
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
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Amarillo, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 69.6K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 508.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,931 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station is pounds #205 and chemical-count #78 at 508.4K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quikrete - Amarillo Tx Plant; Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery; Gri Towers Texas; Western Marketing Inc.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc; Midamerican Energy-George Neal South; Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center; Ravenswood Generating Station. Other Xcel Energy sites in this extract: Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant; Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station; Public Service Co of Colorado Hayden Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Asbestos (friable); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.6% air releases) across 23 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 508.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc and Midamerican Energy-George Neal South.
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
508K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station reports the 242nd-largest volume (508.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc and Midamerican Energy-George Neal South.
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
- Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station's total reported releases fell from 85.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 69.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station's land releases fell from 68 lb in 2022 to 2 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station's air releases fell from 85.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 69.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station's chemicals reported fell from 16 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2136169.3× more than the comparison
23.0× 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 Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 508.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 64% (190.7K lbs to 69.6K lbs).
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station: 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 Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 64% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 190.7K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 64.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 99.0K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 85.0K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 69.6K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Quikrete - Amarillo Tx Plant, Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery, Gri Towers Texas, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc, Midamerican Energy-George Neal South, Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station on cumulative reported pounds (508.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Cmc Steel Sc, Pinnacle Premix, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Huron Plant. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. 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.
- Cmc Steel Sc Cayce, SC · Primary Metals 508.5K lbs reported
- Pinnacle Premix Visalia, CA · Food 508.6K lbs reported
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Huron Plant Huron, OH · Fabricated Metals 507.7K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tn Fayetteville, TN · Plastics and Rubber 509.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Xcel Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station, Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee 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 Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Asbestos (friable), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Quikrete - Amarillo Tx Plant. Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station 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 Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Amarillo, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 16.9% of Potter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cmc Steel Sc (Δ 104 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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