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WestRock Panama City Mill34 MW Waste

Waste

WestRock Panama City Mill is a 34 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by WestRock Corp-Panama City since 1950. Ranked #94 of 541 waste plants in the United States, this plant's 34 MW represents 0.35% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making WestRock Panama City Mill 4.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lansing Smith (661.5 MW, Gas) and Bay County Waste to Energy (13.6 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Florida, approximately 100 km southwest of Tallahassee.

Capacity
34 MW
Commissioning Year
1950

76 years old

Owner
WestRock Corp-Panama City
Location
30.1420°, -85.6211°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,377. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,973 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #125 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

76 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

WestRock Corp-Panama City operates 1 plants totalling 34 MW

Regional density

6 plants within 100 km, 767 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lansing Smith (16 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 30.142000, -85.621100
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
68.8 Kt
208 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.23 Mt
Over 76 years of operation
Past Retirement
1975
51 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
15.0K
cars per year
9.2K
homes per year
3.1M
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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