EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Granite Falls Energy LLC
Granite Falls, MN
- Total releases
- 89.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Granite Falls Energy LLC: how the 89.8K lbs splits
89.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 89.8K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Granite Falls Energy LLC's 89.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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-MID
Granite Falls Energy LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Granite Falls, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 89.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,817 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Granite Falls Energy LLC is pounds #107 and chemical-count #39 at 89.8K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative; Legend Cabinetry; Central Bi-Products; Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Mesa Fully Formed Llc-Coolidge; Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC; Alto Columbia LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Ammonia; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Granite Falls Energy LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 89.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mesa Fully Formed Llc-Coolidge and Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC.
Granite Falls Energy LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
90K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Granite Falls Energy LLC inside Chippewa's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Granite Falls Energy LLC reports the 964th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Chippewa. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Mesa Fully Formed Llc-Coolidge and Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Chippewa's reported pounds (89.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Granite Falls Energy LLC's total reported releases fell from 19.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Granite Falls Energy LLC's air releases fell from 19.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Granite Falls Energy LLC Form-R facts
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See how Granite Falls Energy LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Granite Falls Energy LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 89.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (19.9K lbs to 13.3K lbs).
Granite Falls Energy LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Granite Falls Energy LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 16.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 20.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 19.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 13.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 42.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 27.7K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 14.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 5.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Granite Falls Energy LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Granite Falls Energy LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, Legend Cabinetry, Central Bi-Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Mesa Fully Formed Llc-Coolidge, Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC, Alto Columbia LLC.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Granite Falls Energy LLC on cumulative reported pounds (89.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include General Timber Inc, Mesa Fully Formed Llc-Coolidge, Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 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 Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Granite Falls Energy LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Granite Falls Energy LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Granite Falls Energy LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Granite Falls, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 100% of Chippewa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Timber Inc (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Granite Falls Energy LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde. 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