EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC
Weymouth, MA · Parent: Calpine Corp
- Total releases
- 75.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC: how the 96.7K lbs splits
96.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 96.7K lbs 100.0%
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC's 96.7K 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.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Weymouth, MA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 21.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 75.7K lbs in total across its 2020-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,191 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. Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC is pounds #48 and chemical-count #49 at 75.7K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.; Braintree Electric Light Department; Citgo Petroleum Corp; Ultra Maritime Naval Systems & Sensors. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Massachusetts: Hibbing Renewable Energy Center; Grand Haven Board of Light &power Jb Sims Generating Stati; Kapaia Power Station; Bergen Generating Station. Other Calpine Corp sites in this extract: Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center; Bethlehem Energy Center; Edge Moor/hay Road Energy Centers; Cumberland Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Naphthalene.
Compare Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. Braintree · 189.2K lbs
- Braintree Electric Light Department Braintree · 843 lbs
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree · 30.6K lbs
- Ultra Maritime Naval Systems & Sensors Quincy · 5 lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Hibbing Renewable Energy Center (MN) · Grand Haven Board of Light &power Jb Sims Generating Stati (MI) · Kapaia Power Station (HI)
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 75.7K lbs (2020–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hibbing Renewable Energy Center and Grand Haven Board of Light &power Jb Sims Generating Stati.
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
76K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC reports the 327th-largest volume (75.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Hibbing Renewable Energy Center and Grand Haven Board of Light &power Jb Sims Generating Stati.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC's total reported releases fell from 22.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC's air releases fell from 22.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 96.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2024, total releases increased by 38% (15.2K lbs to 21.0K lbs).
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2024
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 38% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 20.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 22.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 16.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 21.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 96.7K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 9 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 0 lbs | - |
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC on cumulative reported pounds (75.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Neville Chemical Co, Industrial Highway, Brady Worldwide Inc Florist Avenue. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
Other Calpine Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Calpine Mid Merit LLC York Energy Center, Bethlehem Energy Center, Edge Moor/hay Road Energy Centers.
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, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc.. Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Weymouth, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2024 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 5.8% of Norfolk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Neville Chemical Co (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Calpine Fore River Energy Center LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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