EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Guardian Energy LLC
Janesville, MN
- Total releases
- 118.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Guardian Energy LLC: how the 118.4K lbs splits
118.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 118.3K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 49 lbs <0.1%
Guardian Energy LLC's 118.4K 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: 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Guardian Energy LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Janesville, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 25.9K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 118.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,230 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. Guardian Energy LLC is pounds #91 and chemical-count #17 at 118.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Itron. Inc.; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Cinch Connectivity Solutions. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Albemarle; Carlisle Polyurethane Systems; Baxalta US Inc; Klinger Paint Co Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Hexane; Acetaldehyde; Methanol.
Guardian Energy LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 118.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Albemarle and Carlisle Polyurethane Systems.
Guardian Energy LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
118K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Guardian Energy LLC inside Waseca's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Guardian Energy LLC reports the 825th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 64.0% of every pound reported in Waseca. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Albemarle and Carlisle Polyurethane Systems.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Waseca's reported pounds (184.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Guardian Energy LLC's total reported releases rose from 25.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Energy LLC's land releases fell from 49 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Energy LLC's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Guardian Energy LLC's air releases rose from 25.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Guardian Energy LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Guardian Energy LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 118.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (25.1K lbs to 25.9K lbs).
Guardian Energy LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Guardian Energy LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 19.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 22.9K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 25.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 25.9K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 56.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 30.9K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 23.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Guardian Energy LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Guardian Energy LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC, Itron. Inc., Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Albemarle, Carlisle Polyurethane Systems, Baxalta US Inc.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Guardian Energy LLC on cumulative reported pounds (118.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Albemarle, Cabinetworks Group Mt. Sterling, Jg Boswell Co Oil Mill. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence Terminal. 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.
- Albemarle Kings Mountain, NC · Chemicals 118.3K lbs reported
- Cabinetworks Group Mt. Sterling Mount Sterling, KY · Furniture 118.3K lbs reported
- Jg Boswell Co Oil Mill Corcoran, CA · Food 118.3K lbs reported
- Carmeuse Lime Inc Grand River Operations Grand River, OH · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 118.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 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 Ammonia, n-Hexane, Acetaldehyde, Methanol; nearby reporters include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC. Guardian Energy LLC stamps MID 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 Guardian Energy LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Guardian Energy LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Janesville, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 64.0% of Waseca TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Albemarle (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Guardian Energy LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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