EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co
Point Of Rocks, WY · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 6.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 25
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co: how the 6.7M lbs splits
6.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.6M lbs 84.1%
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 15.9%
- Off-site Transfers 8 lbs <0.1%
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co's 6.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 84.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Point Of Rocks, WY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 900.7K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 6.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 311 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wyoming's 70 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co is pounds #6 and chemical-count #4 at 6.7M lbs. Dyno Nobel Inc-Cheyenne Plant leads reported pounds (27.1M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #19). Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC leads chemical count at 36 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #10). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Black Butte Coal Co; Vermillion Gas Plant; Lewis & Lewis Inc Asphalt Paving; Simplot Phosphates LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wyoming: Green Power Solutions of Georgia; Rockport Plant; Iatan Generating Station; Aes Puerto Rico LP. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Hunter Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese compounds.
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (84.1% land disposal) across 25 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Green Power Solutions of Georgia and Rockport Plant.
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co inside Sweetwater's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co reports the 54th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 36.6% of every pound reported in Sweetwater. Scale peers outside Wyoming include Green Power Solutions of Georgia and Rockport Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sweetwater's reported pounds (18.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 900.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co's land releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 749.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co's air releases fell from 190.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 151.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co Form-R facts
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See how Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 37% (1.4M lbs to 900.7K lbs).
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 37% 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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.4M lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 1.5M lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 1.3M lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 900.7K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 25 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co
Closest other reporters in Wyoming - including Black Butte Coal Co, Vermillion Gas Plant, Lewis & Lewis Inc Asphalt Paving, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 69 other reporting facilities in Wyoming.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wyoming - e.g. Green Power Solutions of Georgia, Rockport Plant, Iatan Generating Station.
Compare beyond Wyoming
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co on cumulative reported pounds (6.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (25). Release-pound peers include Green Power Solutions of Georgia, Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp, Westrock Southeast LLC. Chemical-count peers include Aes Puerto Rico LP, Verso Luke LLC, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center. 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 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Black Butte Coal Co. Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co 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 Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Point Of Rocks, WY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 36.6% of Sweetwater TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Green Power Solutions of Georgia (Δ 18.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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