EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Braintree Electric Light Department
Braintree, MA
- Total releases
- 843 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Braintree Electric Light Department: how the 843 lbs splits
843 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 843 lbs 100.0%
Braintree Electric Light Department's 843 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: Ammonia.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Braintree Electric Light Department is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Braintree, MA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 843 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 14,095 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. Braintree Electric Light Department is pounds #229 and chemical-count #88 at 843 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Citgo Petroleum Corp; Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.; Ultra Maritime Naval Systems & Sensors; Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Massachusetts: Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC; Lake Hubbard Steam Electric Station; Hawaiian Electric Campbell Industrial Park Generating Sta.; Gulf Power Co Plant Lansing Smith. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Ethylbenzene; Naphthalene.
Compare Braintree Electric Light Department with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree · 30.6K lbs
- Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. Braintree · 189.2K lbs
- Ultra Maritime Naval Systems & Sensors Quincy · 5 lbs
- Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC Weymouth · 75.7K lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC (VA) · Lake Hubbard Steam Electric Station (TX) · Hawaiian Electric Campbell Industrial Park Generating Sta. (HI)
Braintree Electric Light Department stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 843 lbs (2021–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC and Lake Hubbard Steam Electric Station.
Braintree Electric Light Department vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
843 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Braintree Electric Light Department in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Braintree Electric Light Department reports the 417th-largest volume (843 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Commonwealth Chesapeake Co LLC and Lake Hubbard Steam Electric Station.
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
- Braintree Electric Light Department's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 843 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braintree Electric Light Department's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 843 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Braintree Electric Light Department's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Braintree Electric Light Department Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Braintree Electric Light Department releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 843 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Braintree Electric Light Department: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2024
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Braintree Electric Light Department year-over-year reported totals. 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 843 lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2024). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 843 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Braintree Electric Light Department · AIR-pathway site
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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 Ammonia, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Citgo Petroleum Corp. Braintree Electric Light Department 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 Braintree Electric Light Department TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Braintree Electric Light Department totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Braintree, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2024 (4 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.1% of Norfolk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Color Matrix Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Braintree Electric Light Department stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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