EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Somerset Operating Co LLC
Barker, NY · Parent: Riesling Power LLC
- Total releases
- 54.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Somerset Operating Co LLC: how the 54.7K lbs splits
54.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 29.0K lbs 53.0%
- Air Releases 16.0K lbs 29.3%
- Water Discharges 9.7K lbs 17.7%
Somerset Operating Co LLC's 54.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 53.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 29.3%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Somerset Operating Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Barker, NY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 5 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 54.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,932 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. Somerset Operating Co LLC is pounds #120 and chemical-count #7 at 54.7K 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: Fmc Corp Middleport Plant; Milward Alloys Inc; Vandemark Chemical Inc; Vanchlor Co Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside New York: Essential Power Newington; Logan Generating Co LP; Kleen Energy Systems LLC; Edge Moor/hay Road Energy Centers. Other Riesling Power LLC sites in this extract: Cayuga Operating Co L.L.C.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Compare Somerset Operating Co LLC with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Fmc Corp Middleport Plant Middleport · 16.8K lbs
- Milward Alloys Inc Lockport · 2.8K lbs
- Vandemark Chemical Inc Lockport · 95.6K lbs
- Vanchlor Co Inc Lockport · 6.3K lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Essential Power Newington (NH) · Logan Generating Co LP (NJ) · Kleen Energy Systems LLC (CT)
Somerset Operating Co LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Barker, NY: 54.7K lbs across 15 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 53.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Essential Power Newington and Logan Generating Co LP.
Somerset Operating Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
55K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Somerset Operating Co LLC in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Somerset Operating Co LLC reports the 341st-largest volume (54.7K lbs). Scale peers outside New York include Essential Power Newington and Logan Generating Co LP.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Somerset Operating Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 83 lb in 2022 to 26 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Somerset Operating Co LLC's land releases fell from 81 lb in 2022 to 22 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Somerset Operating Co LLC Form-R facts
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See how Somerset Operating Co LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.3× more than the comparison
67% 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 Somerset Operating Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (37.1K lbs to 5 lbs).
Somerset Operating Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Somerset Operating Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 37.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 17.5K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 85 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 83 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 26 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 15 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) | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 10.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 8.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 926 lbs | - |
| Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds | 895 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 565 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 81 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Somerset Operating Co LLC in Niagara
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Fmc Corp Middleport Plant, Milward Alloys Inc, Vandemark Chemical Inc, ordered by distance.
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Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Essential Power Newington, Logan Generating Co LP, Kleen Energy Systems LLC.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Somerset Operating Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (54.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Stella-Jones Corp, Rk Steel, Thomas Built Buses Inc. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- American Refining Group Inc. Bradford, PA · Petroleum 15 chemicals
Other Riesling Power LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cayuga Operating Co L.L.C..
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), Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Fmc Corp Middleport Plant. Somerset Operating Co LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Somerset Operating Co LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · 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.
Somerset Operating Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Barker, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 1.0% of Niagara TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Stella-Jones Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Somerset Operating Co LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 53.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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