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Lake Mills Gas Recovery4 MW Waste

WasteVerified: Jul 2026

Lake Mills Gas Recovery is a 4 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United States, operated by WM Renewable Energy LLC since 2006. Ranked #364 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 4 MW represents 0.04% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Lake Mills 40.25 times smaller. Nearby plants include Emery Station (602.8 MW, Gas), Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 (201.3 MW, Wind), and FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 150 km northwest of Des Moines.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
2006

20 years old

Owner
WM Renewable Energy LLC
Location
43.3864°, -93.5589°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,664. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #578 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

20 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

WM Renewable Energy LLC operates 59 plants totalling 324 MW

Regional density

100 plants within 100 km, 5,387 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lake Mills (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.386400, -93.558900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
8.1 Kt
25 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
161.9 Kt
Over 20 years of operation
Closing Soon
2031
5 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.8K
cars per year
1.1K
homes per year
367.9K
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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