EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Schneider Electric
Seneca, SC · Parent: Schneider Electric USA Inc
- Total releases
- 18.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Schneider Electric: how the 18.6K lbs splits
18.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.4K lbs 72.0%
- Off-site Transfers 5.2K lbs 28.0%
Schneider Electric's 18.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 72.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 28.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Schneider Electric is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seneca, SC, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 18.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,409 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Schneider Electric is pounds #250 and chemical-count #309 at 18.6K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div; Morgan Concrete Co; US Engine Valve; Lift Technologies Inc.. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside South Carolina: Howard Industries Inc; Acuity Brands Lighting; Ge Appliances a Haier Co - Appliance Park; Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. Other Schneider Electric USA Inc sites in this extract: Schneider Electric USA Inc; Schneider Electric USA; Schneider Electric USA Inc.; Asco Power Technologies LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Copper.
Schneider Electric stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (72.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Howard Industries Inc and Acuity Brands Lighting.
Schneider Electric vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Schneider Electric: Certain glycol ethers-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Schneider Electric reports the 147th-largest volume (18.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Howard Industries Inc and Acuity Brands Lighting.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Schneider Electric's pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Schneider Electric's total reported releases rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Schneider Electric's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Schneider Electric's off-site transfers rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 881 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Schneider Electric Form-R facts
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See how Schneider Electric stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
86% less than the comparison
2.0× 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 Schneider Electric releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (2.9K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Schneider Electric: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Schneider Electric year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Certain glycol ethers.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 11.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 18.6K lbs | - |
| Copper | 7 lbs | - |
Schneider Electric · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Schneider Electric
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div, Morgan Concrete Co, US Engine Valve, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Howard Industries Inc, Acuity Brands Lighting, Ge Appliances a Haier Co - Appliance Park.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Schneider Electric on cumulative reported pounds (18.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Michigan Milk Producers Assoc, Cumberland Energy Center, Tpi Composites Iowa II Bus Plant. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Michigan Milk Producers Assoc Ovid, MI · Food 18.6K lbs reported
- Cumberland Energy Center Millville, NJ · Electric Utilities 18.6K lbs reported
- Tpi Composites Iowa II Bus Plant Newton, IA · Transportation Equipment 18.6K lbs reported
- Sinclair Kansas City Products Terminal Kansas City, KS · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 18.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Schneider Electric USA Inc Facilities
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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 Certain glycol ethers, Copper; nearby reporters include Sealed Air Corp Cryovac Div. Schneider Electric stamps LIGHT 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 Schneider Electric TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Schneider Electric totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seneca, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335314 · Electrical Equipment. 1.9% of Oconee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Michigan Milk Producers Assoc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Schneider Electric stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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