EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Powell Electrical Systems Inc.
Houston, TX
- Total releases
- 16.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Powell Electrical Systems Inc.: how the 16.8K lbs splits
16.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.5K lbs 86.4%
- Air Releases 2.3K lbs 13.6%
Powell Electrical Systems Inc.'s 16.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 3.3K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 16.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,648 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Powell Electrical Systems Inc. is pounds #839 and chemical-count #672 at 16.8K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Houston Plating & Coatings LLC; Martin Asphalt-South Houston; Advanced Containment System Inc.; Univar Solutions USA. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Texas: Teijin Carbon America Inc.; Abb Installation Products Inc; Group 14 Technologies Inc; U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Nickel; Chromium; Manganese.
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (86.4% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Teijin Carbon America Inc. and Abb Installation Products Inc.
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Powell Electrical Systems Inc.: Copper-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Powell Electrical Systems Inc. reports the 153rd-largest volume (16.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 60.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Teijin Carbon America Inc. and Abb Installation Products Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Powell Electrical Systems Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 60.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Powell Electrical Systems Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powell Electrical Systems Inc.'s air releases rose from 111 lb in 2022 to 148 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Powell Electrical Systems Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Powell Electrical Systems Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (4.6K lbs to 3.3K lbs).
Powell Electrical Systems Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Powell Electrical Systems Inc. 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 3.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 2.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 5 |
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Powell Electrical Systems Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Houston Plating & Coatings LLC, Martin Asphalt-South Houston, Advanced Containment System Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Teijin Carbon America Inc., Abb Installation Products Inc, Group 14 Technologies Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Powell Electrical Systems Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (16.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Fiberglass Fabricators Inc., South Portland Terminal (sptpm), Titan Pennsuco Complex. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Fiberglass Fabricators Inc. Smithfield, RI · Plastics and Rubber 16.8K lbs reported
- South Portland Terminal (sptpm) South Portland, ME · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 16.8K lbs reported
- Titan Pennsuco Complex Medley, FL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 16.8K lbs reported
- Teijin Carbon America Inc. Rockwood, TN · Electrical Equipment 16.8K 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 Copper, Nickel, Chromium, Manganese; nearby reporters include Houston Plating & Coatings LLC. Powell Electrical Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Powell Electrical Systems Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335313 · Electrical Equipment. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fiberglass Fabricators Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Powell Electrical Systems Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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