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Covel Gardens Gas Recovery9.6 MW Waste

Waste

Covel Gardens Gas Recovery is a 9.6 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by EDL Inc and commissioned in 2005. Ranked #222 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 9.6 MW accounts for 0.1% of the total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is the Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Covel Gardens Gas Recovery 16.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include J K Spruce (1,444 MW, Coal) and V H Braunig (1,138 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 30 km from San Antonio.

Capacity
9.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2005

21 years old

Owner
EDL Inc
Location
29.3467°, -98.6536°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,954. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #24,855 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #368 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

21 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

EDL Inc operates 23 plants totalling 163 MW

Regional density

30 plants within 100 km, 8,988 MW combined

Nearest plant: Nelson Gardens Landfill Gas to Energy (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.346700, -98.653600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.4 Kt
59 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
407.9 Kt
Over 21 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.2K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
883.0K
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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