EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Western New York Energy LLC
Medina, NY
- Total releases
- 148.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Western New York Energy LLC: how the 172.9K lbs splits
172.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 172.9K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Western New York Energy LLC's 172.9K 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Western New York Energy LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Medina, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 24.1K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2024, and 148.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,759 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. Western New York Energy LLC is pounds #71 and chemical-count #42 at 148.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fmc Corp Middleport Plant; U S Gypsum Co Oakfield Plant; Nortera Foods Inc; Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp Bloomingdale Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc; Micronutrients USA LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co; Kenvue Brands LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Western New York Energy LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 148.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc and Micronutrients USA LLC.
Western New York Energy LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
149K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western New York Energy LLC inside Orleans's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Western New York Energy LLC reports the 726th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Orleans. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 62.1% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 80.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New York include Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc and Micronutrients USA LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Orleans's reported pounds (148.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Western New York Energy LLC's total reported releases rose from 29.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western New York Energy LLC's air releases rose from 29.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western New York Energy LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Western New York Energy LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 172.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 19% (29.8K lbs to 24.1K lbs).
Western New York Energy 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 Western New York Energy LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 29.7K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 29.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 29.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 30.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 24.1K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 107.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 19.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 19.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 13.7K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 12.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
Western New York Energy LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western New York Energy LLC on cumulative reported pounds (148.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include West Fraser Wood Products Inc - Angelina Mill, Schaeffler Transmission LLC, Belmark Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk 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.
- West Fraser Wood Products Inc - Angelina Mill Lufkin, TX · Wood Products 148.8K lbs reported
- Schaeffler Transmission LLC Wooster, OH · Transportation Equipment 148.9K lbs reported
- Belmark Inc De Pere, WI · Printing 148.6K lbs reported
- Curries Div of Aadg Inc. Mason City, IA · Fabricated Metals 148.9K 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 Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Fmc Corp Middleport Plant. Western New York Energy LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Western New York Energy LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western New York Energy LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Medina, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 100% of Orleans TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser Wood Products Inc - Angelina Mill (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western New York Energy LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · 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