EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
American Superconductor
Ayer, MA
- Total releases
- 1 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Superconductor: how the 2 lbs splits
2 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2 lbs 100.0%
American Superconductor's 2 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
American Superconductor is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ayer, MA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1 lbs in total across its 2020-2024 reporting years. That ranks 19,592 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Superconductor is pounds #352 and chemical-count #365 at 1 lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nasoya Foods USA Llc.; Veranova L.P.; Msi Transducers Corp; Synqor Inc.. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Massachusetts: Generac Power Systems Inc-Waukesha; Nwl Transformers Inc -- Bordentown Plant; Reaco Battery Service; Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Ogallala Electronics. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
American Superconductor stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1 lbs (2020–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Generac Power Systems Inc-Waukesha and Nwl Transformers Inc -- Bordentown Plant.
American Superconductor vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1 lbs 25th percentile higher than 25% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Superconductor in the Electrical Equipment sector extract
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, American Superconductor reports the 443rd-largest volume (1 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Generac Power Systems Inc-Waukesha and Nwl Transformers Inc -- Bordentown Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
American Superconductor Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Superconductor releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2024, total releases increased by 100% (0 lbs to 1 lbs).
American Superconductor: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2024
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows American Superconductor year-over-year reported totals (increased by 100% from 2020 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: Lead And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2 lbs | - |
American Superconductor · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Superconductor
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Nasoya Foods USA Llc., Veranova L.P., Msi Transducers Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Generac Power Systems Inc-Waukesha, Nwl Transformers Inc -- Bordentown Plant, Reaco Battery Service.
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 Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Nasoya Foods USA Llc.. American Superconductor stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This American Superconductor TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Superconductor totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ayer, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2024 (5 years). NAICS 335931 · Electrical Equipment. 0.0% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bosch Rexroth Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Superconductor stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds. 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