Total reported releases
Total reported releases at Whelan Energy Center (Wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) have more than doubled since 2010 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
Whelan Energy Center (Wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga)
Total reported releases 671k lb rose meaningfully year over year (+15%). Total releases concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
4520 E S ST, Hastings, Nebraska · 221112 · Electric Utilities · operated by Hastings Utilities / Public Power Generation Agency
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
Barium
Barium at Whelan Energy Center (Wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) have more than doubled since 2010 (through 2024).
Manganese And Manganese Compounds
Manganese And Manganese Compounds releases at Whelan Energy Center (Wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) rose from 29k lb to 47k lb between 2023 and 2024.
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Barium
Barium concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Manganese And Manganese Compounds
Manganese And Manganese Compounds concentrations are roughly unchanged from 2011.
Lead
Lead concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
Ammonia
Ammonia concentrations have fallen 14% since 2011.
Mercury
Mercury concentrations are up 66% since 2010.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (21 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 21,749. Why we surface this →
32.1%
Low-income
17.5%
People of color
6.1%
Under age 5
18.8%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.