EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station
Earth, TX · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 275.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station: how the 275.6K lbs splits
275.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 273.9K lbs 99.4%
- Land Disposal 1.1K lbs 0.4%
- Off-site Transfers 656 lbs 0.2%
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station's 275.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.4%. 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 TRACE-CARC
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Earth, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 36.4K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 275.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,717 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 Tolk Station is pounds #287 and chemical-count #118 at 275.6K 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: Dimmitt Sulfur Products Ltd; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC; Caviness Beef Packing Ltd.. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P.; Mankato Energy Center; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station; Charles R Lowman Power Plant. 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); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.4% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 275.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P. and Mankato Energy Center.
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
276K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station: Hydrogen fluoride-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station reports the 271st-largest volume (275.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen fluoride alone is 62.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P. and Mankato Energy Center.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen fluoride at 62.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station's total reported releases fell from 42.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station's off-site transfers fell from 100 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station's land releases fell from 687 lb in 2022 to 136 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station's air releases fell from 41.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station Form-R facts
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See how Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9.1× more than the comparison
17.0× 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 Tolk Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 275.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 73% (136.2K lbs to 36.4K lbs).
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk 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 Tolk Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 73% 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 | 136.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 26.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 33.8K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 42.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 36.4K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 172.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 88.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 909 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 704 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 663 lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 627 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 301 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 299 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 77 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 50 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 42 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Dimmitt Sulfur Products Ltd, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC, 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. Cogen Technologies Linden Venture L.P., Mankato Energy Center, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station on cumulative reported pounds (275.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Cepheid - Bothell, Red Wing Shoe Plant 2, Milwaukee Valve Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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).
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), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Dimmitt Sulfur Products Ltd. Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Earth, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 20.8% of Lamb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cepheid - Bothell (Δ 479 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southwestern Public Service Co Tolk Station stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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