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Ameresco Janesville3 MW Waste

Waste

Ameresco Janesville is a 3 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by AMERESCO Janesville LLC since 2004. Ranked #449 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.03% of the United States' total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making this facility 53.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Riverside Energy Center (674.9 MW, Gas), RockGen Energy Center (561 MW, Gas), and LSP-Whitewater LP (283.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rock County, approximately 130 km southwest of Milwaukee.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
AMERESCO Janesville LLC
Location
42.7083°, -89.0208°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #703 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

AMERESCO Janesville LLC operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

67 plants within 100 km, 15,845 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rock River (13.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.708300, -89.020800
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.1 Kt
18 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
133.6 Kt
Over 22 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.3K
cars per year
809
homes per year
275.9K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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