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Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery4.8 MW Waste

Waste

Woodland Landfill Gas Recovery is a 4.8 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC. It is one of 541 waste plants in the USA, contributing to a total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. This facility represents 0.05% of the USA's waste capacity. Ranked #332 of 541 waste plants in the United States, Woodland's 4.8 MW is a small fraction of the total waste capacity. The largest waste plant in the USA is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Woodland 33.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aurora (1086.2 MW, Gas), Will County (598.4 MW, Coal), and Elgin Energy Center LLC (540 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Illinois, approximately 50 km from Chicago.

Capacity
4.8 MW
Commissioning Year
2003

23 years old

Owner
WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC
Location
41.9810°, -88.2745°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,385. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #29,780 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #530 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

23 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

WM Illinois Renewable Energy LLC operates 7 plants totalling 31 MW

Regional density

118 plants within 100 km, 35,309 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hoffer Plastics (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.981000, -88.274500
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
9.7 Kt
29 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
223.4 Kt
Over 23 years of operation
Closing Soon
2028
2 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.1K
cars per year
1.3K
homes per year
441.5K
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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