EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Empire Generating Co Llc.
Rensselaer, NY · Parent: Woodlands Energy Management LLC
- Total releases
- 119.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Empire Generating Co Llc.: how the 142.3K lbs splits
142.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 142.3K lbs 100.0%
Empire Generating Co Llc.'s 142.3K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Empire Generating Co Llc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rensselaer, NY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 23.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 119.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,216 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Empire Generating Co Llc. is pounds #85 and chemical-count #420 at 119.1K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sprague Rensselaer Terminal; Curia Rensselaer Inc.; Callanan Industries Albany Asphalt Plant; Clemente Latham Port of Albany Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside New York: Prairie Creek Generating Station; Whitewater Generating Station; Bethlehem Energy Center; Chambers Cogeneration L.P.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Empire Generating Co Llc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prairie Creek Generating Station and Whitewater Generating Station.
Empire Generating Co Llc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
119K 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
Empire Generating Co Llc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Empire Generating Co Llc. reports the 313th-largest volume (119.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Prairie Creek Generating Station and Whitewater Generating Station.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Empire Generating Co Llc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Empire Generating Co Llc.'s total reported releases fell from 26.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Empire Generating Co Llc.'s air releases fell from 26.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Empire Generating Co Llc. Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Empire Generating Co Llc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
29.4× more than the comparison
83% less 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 Empire Generating Co Llc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 142.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 73% (13.5K lbs to 23.3K lbs).
Empire Generating Co Llc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Empire Generating Co Llc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 73% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 18.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 38.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 26.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 22.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 23.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 142.3K lbs | - |
Empire Generating Co Llc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Empire Generating Co Llc.
Closest other reporters in New York - including Sprague Rensselaer Terminal, Curia Rensselaer Inc., Callanan Industries Albany Asphalt Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Prairie Creek Generating Station, Whitewater Generating Station, Bethlehem Energy Center.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Empire Generating Co Llc. on cumulative reported pounds (119.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC, Owens Corning-Fort Smith, Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC Columbus, OH · Fabricated Metals 119.1K lbs reported
- Owens Corning-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 119.1K lbs reported
- Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Dayton Dayton, OH · Chemicals 119.1K lbs reported
- New Millennium Building Systems LLC Hope, AR · Fabricated Metals 119.1K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Sprague Rensselaer Terminal. Empire Generating Co Llc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Empire Generating Co Llc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Empire Generating Co Llc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rensselaer, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 11.4% of Rensselaer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC (Δ 28 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Empire Generating Co Llc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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