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Wood Road8 MW Waste

Waste

Wood Road is an 8 MW waste-to-energy power plant in the United States, operated by EDL Inc since 2003. Ranked #248 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 8 MW accounts for 0.08% 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 Wood Road 20.125 times smaller. Nearby plants include Renaissance Power Plant (782 MW, Gas), Eckert Station (240 MW, Coal), and Erickson Station (154.7 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 100 km from Detroit.

Capacity
8 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
EDL Inc
Location
42.7729°, -84.5237°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,154. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #406 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

EDL Inc operates 23 plants totalling 163 MW

Regional density

49 plants within 100 km, 5,138 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lansing BWL REO Town Plant (6.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.772900, -84.523700
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
16.2 Kt
49 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
372.3 Kt
Over 23 years of operation
Closing Soon
2028
2 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
3.5K
cars per year
2.2K
homes per year
735.8K
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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