EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Canal Generating LLC
Sandwich, MA · Parent: Jera Americas Inc.
- Total releases
- 8.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Canal Generating LLC: how the 14.3K lbs splits
14.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.9K lbs 96.7%
- Off-site Transfers 476 lbs 3.3%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Canal Generating LLC's 14.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 CARC-LEAN
Canal Generating LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sandwich, MA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 8.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,179 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. Canal Generating LLC is pounds #142 and chemical-count #53 at 8.5K 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: Cape Cod Ready Mix Inc - Sandwich; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Edwards Range; US Coast Guard Base Cape Cod; Falmouth Ready Mix Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Massachusetts: Cayuga Operating Co L.L.C.; Bethlehem Energy Center; Birchwood Power Facility; Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 5. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Compare Canal Generating LLC with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Cape Cod Ready Mix Inc - Sandwich Sandwich · 0 lbs
- U.S. Army National Guard Camp Edwards Range Bourne · 9.3K lbs
- US Coast Guard Base Cape Cod Buzzards Bay · 5.8K lbs
- Falmouth Ready Mix Inc East Falmouth · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Cayuga Operating Co L.L.C. (NY) · Bethlehem Energy Center (NY) · Birchwood Power Facility (VA)
Canal Generating LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.7% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cayuga Operating Co L.L.C. and Bethlehem Energy Center.
Canal Generating LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.5K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Canal Generating LLC inside Barnstable's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Canal Generating LLC reports the 388th-largest volume (8.5K lbs). This one site accounts for 36.0% of every pound reported in Barnstable. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Cayuga Operating Co L.L.C. and Bethlehem Energy Center.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Barnstable's reported pounds (23.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Canal Generating LLC's total reported releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 14 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Canal Generating LLC's air releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Canal Generating LLC's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Canal Generating LLC's off-site transfers fell from 30 lb in 2022 to 13 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Canal Generating LLC Form-R facts
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5.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Canal Generating LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 3693% (154 lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Canal Generating LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Canal Generating LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3693% 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 154 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 56 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 29 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 5.9K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 543 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 41 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 5 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Canal Generating LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Cape Cod Ready Mix Inc - Sandwich, U.S. Army National Guard Camp Edwards Range, US Coast Guard Base Cape Cod, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Canal Generating LLC on cumulative reported pounds (8.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cone Nashville Llc., Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Natchitoches Plant, Tarheel Marble Co Inc. 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.
- Cone Nashville Llc. Nashville, TN · Chemical Wholesalers 8.5K lbs reported
- Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Natchitoches Plant Natchitoches, LA · Wood Products 8.5K lbs reported
- Tarheel Marble Co Inc Midland, NC · Plastics and Rubber 8.5K lbs reported
- Tenneco Inc. Smithville, TN · Transportation Equipment 8.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Cape Cod Ready Mix Inc - Sandwich. Canal Generating LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Canal Generating LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Canal Generating LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sandwich, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 36.0% of Barnstable TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cone Nashville Llc. (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Canal Generating LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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