EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
South Boston, VA · Parent: Hitachi Holdings
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hitachi Energy USA Inc.: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 91.9%
- Off-site Transfers 95 lbs 8.1%
Hitachi Energy USA Inc.'s 1.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.1%. 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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Boston, VA, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 196 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,631 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hitachi Energy USA Inc. is pounds #268 and chemical-count #93 at 1.2K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aquatic Co; Voestalpine High Performance Metals - South Boston Plant; Huber Engineered Woods LLC; Clover Power Station. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Virginia: Redwood Materials Inc; Wabtec US Rail Inc.; Allmand Brothers; Electri-Flex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Manganese; Chromium; Nickel.
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Redwood Materials Inc and Wabtec US Rail Inc..
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hitachi Energy USA Inc.: Copper-led volume
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, Hitachi Energy USA Inc. reports the 263rd-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 71.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Redwood Materials Inc and Wabtec US Rail Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hitachi Energy USA Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 71.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hitachi Energy USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 236 lb in 2022 to 196 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hitachi Energy USA Inc.'s air releases fell from 215 lb in 2022 to 175 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hitachi Energy USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (192 lbs to 196 lbs).
Hitachi Energy USA Inc.: 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 Hitachi Energy USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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 | 192 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 275 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 272 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 236 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 196 lbs | 5 |
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Aquatic Co, Voestalpine High Performance Metals - South Boston Plant, Huber Engineered Woods LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Redwood Materials Inc, Wabtec US Rail Inc., Allmand Brothers.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hitachi Energy USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Redwood Materials Inc, Kemira Water Solutions Inc, Mission Valley Rock. 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.
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, Manganese, Chromium, Nickel; nearby reporters include Aquatic Co. Hitachi Energy USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Hitachi Energy USA Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Boston, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335311 · Electrical Equipment. 0.1% of Halifax TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Redwood Materials Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hitachi Energy USA Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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