This section examines how TRI chemical wastes are managed in the electric utilities sector (defined as facilities reporting their primary NAICS code as 2211).

This map shows the locations of the electric utilities that reported to TRI for 2019, sized by their relative releases. Click on a facility for details on its TRI reporting.

For 2019, 437 electricity generating facilities reported to TRI. Facilities in the sector use different fuels to generate electricity. Only those facilities that combust coal or oil to generate electricity for distribution in commerce are subject to the TRI reporting requirements.

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This page was published in January 2021 and uses the 2019 TRI National Analysis dataset made public in TRI Explorer in October 2020.

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