EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant
Ashland, WI · Parent: Xcel Energy
- Total releases
- 672.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant: how the 672.8K lbs splits
672.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 666.9K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 5.9K lbs 0.9%
- Water Discharges 14 lbs <0.1%
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant's 672.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc 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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ashland, WI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 226.5K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2021, and 672.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 1,636 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant is pounds #39 and chemical-count #66 at 672.8K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Todd's Redi Mix Concrete; C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Hayward Ready-Mix Concrete LLC Div of Todd''s Redi; Arclin Surfaces LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wisconsin: Prepa-South Coast Power Plant; Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station; American Electric Power Northeastern Plant; Prepa - Palo Seco Steam 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: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 672.8K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant and Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station.
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
673K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant inside Ashland's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant reports the 213th-largest volume (672.8K lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Ashland. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 60.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant and Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ashland's reported pounds (672.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant Form-R facts
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See how Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
20388388.7× more than the comparison
9.0× 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 Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 672.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 4% (235.5K lbs to 226.5K lbs).
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 235.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 210.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 226.5K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 403.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 151.9K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 108.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 48 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 29 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Creosote | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Todd's Redi Mix Concrete, C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co. Inc., Hayward Ready-Mix Concrete LLC Div of Todd''s Redi, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station, American Electric Power Northeastern Plant.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant on cumulative reported pounds (672.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex, Franklin-Bay LLC, Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex New Holland, PA · Food 672.5K lbs reported
- Franklin-Bay LLC Elkhart, IN · Plastics and Rubber 672.4K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca Williams, CA · Plastics and Rubber 672.1K lbs reported
- Oxy Vinyls LP Pasadena Pvc Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 671.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Todd's Redi Mix Concrete. Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ashland, WI, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. more than 99.9% of Ashland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex (Δ 268 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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