World Power Plants

Pheasant Run Landfill Gas Recovery8.8 MW Waste

Waste

Pheasant Run Landfill Gas Recovery is an 8.8 MW waste-to-energy power plant in the United States, commissioned in 1998. It operates under WM Renewable Energy LLC and is part of a sector with 541 plants and a total capacity of 9,769 MW, with Pheasant Run contributing 0.09%. Ranked #243 of 541 waste plants in the United States, Pheasant Run is relatively small. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Pheasant Run 18.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Elm Road Generating Station (1,402.6 MW, Coal), South Oak Creek (1,240 MW, Coal), and Pleasant Prairie Power Plant (1,210 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Wisconsin, approximately 40 km from Milwaukee.

Capacity
8.8 MW
Commissioning Year
1998

28 years old

Owner
WM Renewable Energy LLC
Location
42.5825°, -88.0436°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,070. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,447 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #395 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

28 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

WM Renewable Energy LLC operates 59 plants totalling 324 MW

Regional density

80 plants within 100 km, 13,464 MW combined

Nearest plant: Paris (WI) (9.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.582500, -88.043600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
17.8 Kt
54 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
498.6 Kt
Over 28 years of operation
Past Retirement
2023
3 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.9K
cars per year
2.4K
homes per year
809.4K
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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