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Tessman Road9.8 MW Waste

Waste

Tessman Road is a 9.8 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United States, operated by EDL Inc since 2004. Ranked #220 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 9.8 MW accounts for 0.1% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Tessman Road 16.4 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are J K Spruce (1444 MW, Coal), V H Braunig (1138 MW, Gas), and Guadalupe Generating Station (1088.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Texas, approximately 20 km southeast of San Antonio.

Capacity
9.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2004

22 years old

Owner
EDL Inc
Location
29.4289°, -98.3433°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,943. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #24,804 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #365 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

22 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

EDL Inc operates 23 plants totalling 163 MW

Regional density

32 plants within 100 km, 8,993 MW combined

Nearest plant: OCI Alamo 2 LLC (4.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 29.428900, -98.343300
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.8 Kt
60 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
436.3 Kt
Over 22 years of operation
Closing Soon
2029
3 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.3K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
901.4K
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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