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SEMASS Resource Recovery98.5 MW Waste

Waste

SEMASS Resource Recovery is a 98.5 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United States, operated by SEMASS Partnership since 1989. Ranked #11 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 98.5 MW represents 1.01% 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 SEMASS Resource Recovery 1.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Canal (1495 MW, Oil) and Fore River Generating Station (872.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km from Boston.

Capacity
98.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
SEMASS Partnership
Location
41.8022°, -70.7875°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,221. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,447 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #11 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

SEMASS Partnership operates 1 plants totalling 99 MW

Regional density

280 plants within 100 km, 15,912 MW combined

Nearest plant: Acushnet AD Makepeace (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.802200, -70.787500
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
199.3 Kt
604 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
7.37 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
43.3K
cars per year
26.6K
homes per year
9.1M
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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