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Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy1.1 MW Waste

Waste

Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy is a 1.1 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by the Town of Munster since 2012. Ranked #533 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 1.1 MW represents 0.011% of the United States' total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is the Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy 146 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are University Park North (726 MW, Gas), Lincoln Generating Facility (692 MW, Gas), and Whiting Clean Energy (576.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Indiana, approximately 50 km from the city of Chicago.

Capacity
1.1 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Town of Munster
Location
41.5244°, -87.5091°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,425. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,212 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,001 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Town of Munster operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

106 plants within 100 km, 30,419 MW combined

Nearest plant: Griffith (6.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.524400, -87.509100
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
2.2 Kt
7 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
31.2 Kt
Over 14 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2037
11 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
484
cars per year
297
homes per year
101.2K
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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