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Covanta Mendota28 MW Waste

Waste

Covanta Mendota is a 28 MW waste-to-energy power plant in the United States, operated by Covanta Mendota LP since 1989. Ranked #105 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 28 MW represents 0.29% of the United States' total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Covanta Mendota 5.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Panoche Energy Center (432 MW, Gas), RE Tranquillity (205.3 MW, Solar), and Great Valley Solar Portfolio Holdings LLC (202.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city, which is Fresno.

Capacity
28 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
Covanta Mendota LP
Location
36.7559°, -120.3654°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,561. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,220 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #154 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Covanta Mendota LP operates 1 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

132 plants within 100 km, 6,049 MW combined

Nearest plant: North Star Solar (4.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.755900, -120.365400
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
56.7 Kt
172 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.10 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.3K
cars per year
7.6K
homes per year
2.6M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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