Electric Utilities

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

This map shows the locations of the electric utilities that reported to TRI for 2023, sized by their releases. Click on a facility for details on its TRI reporting.

For 2023, 388 electricity generating facilities reported to TRI. Facilities in the sector use different fuels to produce electricity, but only those that combust coal or oil to generate electricity for distribution in commerce are subject to TRI reporting requirements.

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This page was published in August 2025 and uses the 2023 TRI National Analysis dataset made public in TRI Explorer in October 2024.