EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Sewaren Generating Station

Sewaren, NJ · Parent: Public Service Enterprise Group

Total releases
65.7K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Sewaren Generating Station: how the 65.7K lbs splits

65.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 65.7K lbs 100.0%

Sewaren Generating Station's 65.7K 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

Sewaren Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sewaren, NJ, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 21.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 65.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 5,513 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sewaren Generating Station is pounds #59 and chemical-count #154 at 65.7K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Parkway Generation Sewaren Energy Center; US Gypsum Co; Sewaren Terminal; Englert Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside New Jersey: Dover Light & Power; Pse Ferndale Generating Station; Charles Poletti Power Project & 500 Mw Plant; Fpl-Lauderdale Power Plant. Other Public Service Enterprise Group sites in this extract: Pseg Power Connecticut LLC Bridgeport Harbor Station; Bethlehem Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Naphthalene.

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Sewaren Generating Station stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 65.7K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dover Light & Power and Pse Ferndale Generating Station.

#5,513 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Sewaren Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

66K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Sewaren Generating Station: Ammonia-led volume

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Sewaren Generating Station reports the 336th-largest volume (65.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Dover Light & Power and Pse Ferndale Generating Station.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Sewaren Generating Station's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.

Sewaren Generating Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
LIGHT volume
65.7K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
2 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Sewaren Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Sewaren Generating Station
65.7K lbs
Parkway Generation Sewaren Energy Center
37.8K lbs

74% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Sewaren Generating Station
2
Parkway Generation Sewaren Energy Center
2

About the same as 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 Sewaren Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 65.7K lbs.

Air Releases 65.7K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2021, total releases held roughly flat (21.3K lbs to 21.2K lbs).

Sewaren Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021

million lbs

What this shows Sewaren Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat from 2019 to 2021). 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 21.3K lbs 2
2020 23.3K lbs 2
2021 21.2K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 65.7K lbs -
Naphthalene 66 lbs Carcinogen

Sewaren Generating Station · AIR-pathway site

Sewaren, NJ
40.5600, -74.2532
County TRI context
Middlesex · 0.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Public Service Enterprise Group

Compare beyond New Jersey

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sewaren Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (65.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Darling Ingredients Inc, Darling Ingredients Inc, Alliance Steel Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Public Service Enterprise Group Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pseg Power Connecticut LLC Bridgeport Harbor Station, Bethlehem Energy Center.

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, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Parkway Generation Sewaren Energy Center. Sewaren Generating Station 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.

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This Sewaren Generating Station TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Sewaren Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sewaren, NJ, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.5% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Darling Ingredients Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Sewaren Generating Station 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