EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Tesla Giga Texas
Austin, TX
- Total releases
- 51.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
51.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 30.8K lbs 60.2%
- Air Releases 20.3K lbs 39.6%
- Water Discharges 62 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 53 lbs 0.1%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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
Tesla Giga Texas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Austin, TX, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 25.5K lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 51.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,081 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. Tesla Giga Texas is pounds #588 and chemical-count #97 at 51.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Txi-Green Ready Mix; Txi-Green Portable Ready Mix; Asphalt Inc. Harold Green; Lone Star Concrete Harold Green Plant. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside Texas: Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant; Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc; Tower Automotive Plymouth; McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Nickel.
Tesla Giga Texas has reported 51.2K lbs of toxic releases across 20 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 9 are classified as carcinogens, representing 45% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Transportation Equipment sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 60% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Tesla Giga Texas vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
51K 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
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Tesla Giga Texas reports the 383rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.9% of its sector.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tesla Giga Texas's total reported releases fell from 25.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesla Giga Texas's land releases rose from 18 lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesla Giga Texas's water releases fell from 47 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesla Giga Texas's air releases rose from 8.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tesla Giga Texas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (25.7K lbs to 25.5K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Tesla Giga Texas - annual TRI totals
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.7K lbs | 18 |
| 2023 | 25.5K lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 9 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 9.9K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 6.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 2.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 554 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 464 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 355 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 354 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 87 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 79 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 70 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 37 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 27 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 15 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tesla Giga Texas
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Txi-Green Ready Mix, Txi-Green Portable Ready Mix, Asphalt Inc. Harold Green, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant, Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc, Tower Automotive Plymouth.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tesla Giga Texas on cumulative reported pounds (51.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Skyline Steel Llc-Armorel, Abb Installation Products Inc., Hydranautics. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Skyline Steel Llc-Armorel Armorel, AR · Fabricated Metals 51.2K lbs reported
- Abb Installation Products Inc. Jonesboro, AR · Electrical Equipment 51.2K lbs reported
- Hydranautics Oceanside, CA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 51.2K lbs reported
- Master Finish Co Grand Rapids, MI · Fabricated Metals 51.1K 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 n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Nickel; nearby reporters include Txi-Green Ready Mix. Tesla Giga Texas 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 Tesla Giga Texas record combines EPA TRI filings, facility identity, and compliance context without turning reported releases into a health-risk rating.
TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions. The methodology explains how records are joined, computed, and refreshed.
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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