Pinellas County Resource Recovery is a 76.5 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United States, operated by Covanta Projects LLC since 1984. Ranked #23 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its capacity accounts for 0.78% of the United States' total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Pinellas County Resource Recovery 2.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Manatee (2951.2 MW, Oil), H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station (2294 MW, Gas), and Big Bend (1903.5 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Florida, approximately 30 km from Tampa.
42 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,489. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,366 worldwide by installed capacity
- #25 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
42 years in operation
Waste fleet average: 23.1 years
Covanta Projects LLC operates 1 plants totalling 77 MW
50 plants within 100 km, 19,838 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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