Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc
11 facilities · 6 states · 1.1M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc is the reported parent of 11 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 1.1M lbs of toxic releases. 5 of 127 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Nebraska (318.3K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-3.5%
11 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-3.5%
221.8 thousand lb → 214.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc's total reported releases fell from 221.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 214.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc's air releases fell from 221.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 214.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Green Plains Obion LLC; Green Plains Shenandoah LLC; Green Plains Wood River LLC; Green Plains Otter Tail LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Ammonia; Acrolein; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Nebraska; Iowa; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Green Plains Obion LLC; Green Plains Shenandoah LLC; Green Plains Wood River LLC; Green Plains Otter Tail LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Ammonia; Acrolein; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Nebraska; Iowa; Minnesota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals.
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc ranks #620 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc's disclosed pounds are spread across 11 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Nyrstar US Inc; The Chemours Co) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc sits among TRI parents
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Nyrstar US Inc and The Chemours Co. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Nyrstar US Inc · rank #618 · 114.9M lbs
- The Chemours Co · rank #619 · 40.5M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc
Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Ammonia; Acrolein; Formaldehyde lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Green Plains Obion LLC. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 327.1K lbs |
| n-Hexane | 196.7K lbs |
| Ammonia | 193.4K lbs |
| Acrolein | 103.7K lbs |
| Formaldehyde | 88.5K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 4 | 318.3K lbs |
| Iowa | 2 | 204.2K lbs |
| Minnesota | 2 | 197.2K lbs |
| Tennessee | 1 | 192.2K lbs |
| Indiana | 1 | 100.8K lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 40.0K lbs |
Facilities (11)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Green Plains Obion LLC Rives, TN | 192.2K lbs |
| Green Plains Shenandoah LLC Shenandoah, IA | 130.4K lbs |
| Green Plains Wood River LLC Wood River, NE | 124.2K lbs |
| Green Plains Otter Tail LLC Fergus Falls, MN | 104.6K lbs |
| Green Plains Mount Vernon LLC Mount Vernon, IN | 100.8K lbs |
| Green Plains Central City LLC Central City, NE | 96.0K lbs |
| Green Plains Fairmont LLC Fairmont, MN | 92.6K lbs |
| Green Plains Superior LLC Superior, IA | 73.8K lbs |
| Green Plains Atkinson LLC Atkinson, NE | 60.1K lbs |
| Green Plains Madison LLC Madison, IL | 40.0K lbs |
| Green Plains York LLC York, NE | 37.9K lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc on total disclosed release pounds (1.1M lbs) and reporting facility count (11). Release-volume peers include Gerdau Macsteel Inc, Borgwarner Inc, Avantor Performance Materials Inc. Facility-count peers include Ag Processing Inc, American Electric Power, Atlas Roofing Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc's TRI parent record
From Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc, open Green Plains Obion LLC or compare against Nyrstar US Inc rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc (Green Plains Obion LLC in TN). Largest facility
- Compare against The Chemours Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Nyrstar US Inc, The Chemours Co) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc's record groups disclosed TRI parent-company filings so readers can compare reporting context without treating the total as a measure of risk.
Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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