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Nove Power Plant3 MW Waste

Waste

Nove Power Plant is a 3 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by Nove Investments I LLC since 1986. Ranked #449 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.0307% 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 Nove Power Plant 53.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas), Potrero Generating Station (382 MW, Gas), and Crockett Cogen Project (247.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located approximately 30 km northeast of San Francisco, California.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Nove Investments I LLC
Location
37.9676°, -122.3820°

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

40 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Nove Investments I LLC operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

205 plants within 100 km, 11,274 MW combined

Nearest plant: Marin Clean Energy Solar One (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.967600, -122.382000
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
6.1 Kt
18 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
242.8 Kt
Over 40 years of operation
Past Retirement
2011
15 years past expected retirement
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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