EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Fuelcell Energy
Torrington, CT
- Total releases
- 13.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fuelcell Energy: how the 15.0K lbs splits
15.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.6K lbs 90.8%
- Air Releases 1.4K lbs 9.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Fuelcell Energy's 15.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 90.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lithium carbonate.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Fuelcell Energy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Torrington, CT, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 13.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,205 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Fuelcell Energy is pounds #76 and chemical-count #59 at 13.2K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Rbc Aircraft Products Inc; Bomar Specialties LLC; Altek Electronics Inc; O&g Industries Inc.. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Connecticut: Schneider Electric USA Inc.; Morgan Advanced Materials St Marys Site; Clarios Aps Production Inc; Sub-Zero Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lithium carbonate; Nickel; Cyclohexane; Chromium.
Fuelcell Energy stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (90.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Schneider Electric USA Inc. and Morgan Advanced Materials St Marys Site.
Fuelcell Energy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fuelcell Energy in the Electrical Equipment sector extract
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Fuelcell Energy reports the 165th-largest volume (13.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Connecticut include Schneider Electric USA Inc. and Morgan Advanced Materials St Marys Site.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fuelcell Energy's total reported releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fuelcell Energy's off-site transfers fell from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fuelcell Energy's air releases rose from 263 lb in 2022 to 288 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fuelcell Energy Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fuelcell Energy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 199% (607 lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Fuelcell Energy: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Fuelcell Energy year-over-year reported totals (increased by 199% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Lithium carbonate.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 607 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lithium carbonate | 7.6K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 741 lbs | - |
Fuelcell Energy · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fuelcell Energy
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Rbc Aircraft Products Inc, Bomar Specialties LLC, Altek Electronics Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 239 other reporting facilities in Connecticut.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Schneider Electric USA Inc., Morgan Advanced Materials St Marys Site, Clarios Aps Production Inc.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fuelcell Energy on cumulative reported pounds (13.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Inolex, Qb Corp, Orla Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Lithium carbonate, Nickel, Cyclohexane, Chromium; nearby reporters include Rbc Aircraft Products Inc. Fuelcell Energy stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Fuelcell Energy TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Lithium carbonate) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fuelcell Energy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Torrington, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 335999 · Electrical Equipment. 1.8% of Litchfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Inolex (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fuelcell Energy stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Lithium carbonate. 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