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Southeast Resource Recovery35.6 MW Waste

Waste

Southeast Resource Recovery is a 35.6 MW waste-to-energy power plant in the United States, operated by SERRF Joint Powers Authority since 1988. Ranked #90 of 541 waste plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.36% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is the Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Southeast Resource Recovery 4.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1,893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1,739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1,115 MW, Gas). The plant is situated in California, approximately 30 km from Los Angeles.

Capacity
35.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
SERRF Joint Powers Authority
Location
33.7592°, -118.2399°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,341. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,805 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #120 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

SERRF Joint Powers Authority operates 1 plants totalling 36 MW

Regional density

258 plants within 100 km, 22,660 MW combined

Nearest plant: Long Beach Generation LLC (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.759200, -118.239900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
72.0 Kt
218 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.74 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2013
13 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
15.7K
cars per year
9.6K
homes per year
3.3M
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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