Fuel type

Waste power plants in the United States

339 waste facilities totaling 3.83 GW of nameplate capacity. Florida leads with 542.6 MW across 21 plants.

339
Plants nationwide
3.83 GW
Total capacity
11.3 MW
Average plant size
Florida
Top state by capacity

Waste capacity by state

Florida21 · 542.6 MWNew York27 · 427.8 MWPennsylvania28 · 383.1 MWMassachusetts11 · 314.5 MWCalifornia40 · 280.5 MWVirginia15 · 250.3 MWNew Jersey10 · 217.1 MWMichigan23 · 159.6 MWMaryland8 · 152.6 MWConnecticut5 · 117.8 MWMinnesota6 · 103.6 MWHawaii1 · 100.2 MWNorth Carolina15 · 58.7 MWIllinois11 · 58.3 MWGeorgia11 · 57.3 MWWisconsin11 · 55.6 MWOregon8 · 49.1 MWMaine4 · 46.8 MWSouth Carolina8 · 44.7 MWRhode Island2 · 42.1 MWIndiana7 · 41.3 MWOhio7 · 36 MWNew Hampshire4 · 33.5 MWWashington2 · 30.5 MWTexas7 · 26.4 MWOklahoma2 · 20 MWKentucky8 · 18.8 MWNevada2 · 15.2 MWIowa2 · 15.2 MWDelaware3 · 14.2 MWIdaho4 · 13.5 MWTennessee3 · 12.6 MWMissouri4 · 11.8 MWAlaska1 · 11.5 MWUtah3 · 10.3 MWKansas2 · 9.2 MWArkansas2 · 8.8 MWVermont1 · 8 MWNebraska1 · 6.4 MWAlabama2 · 6.4 MWColorado2 · 6.4 MWMontana1 · 3.2 MWNew Mexico1 · 3.2 MWWest Virginia1 · 3.2 MWArizona1 · 3.2 MWMississippi1 · 1.6 MW

Largest waste plants

PlantFuelStateOwnerCapacity
Covanta Fairfax EnergyWasteVirginiaCovanta Fairfax Inc124 MW
H PowerWasteHawaiiCovanta Honolulu Resource Recovery100.2 MW
SEMASS Resource RecoveryWasteMassachusettsSEMASS Partnership98.5 MW
Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2WasteFloridaSolid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co96 MW
Covanta Delaware ValleyWastePennsylvaniaCovanta Delaware Valley LP90 MW
Covanta HempsteadWasteNew YorkCovanta Hempstead Company78.6 MW
Pinellas County Resource RecoveryWasteFloridaReworld Projects, LLC76.5 MW
Covanta Essex CompanyWasteNew JerseyCovanta Essex Company69.8 MW
Montgomery County Resource RecoveryWasteMarylandCovanta Montgomery, Inc.67.8 MW
Wheelabrator BridgeportWasteConnecticutWheelabrator Environmental Systems67 MW
Wheelabrator South BrowardWasteFloridaWheelabrator Environmental Systems66 MW
Wheelabrator Baltimore RefuseWasteMarylandWheelabrator Environmental Systems64.5 MW
Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1WasteFloridaSolid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co62.3 MW
Wheelabrator WestchesterWasteNew YorkWheelabrator Environmental Systems59.7 MW
Lee County Solid Waste EnergyWasteFloridaLee County Board-Commissioners59 MW
Wheelabrator SaugusWasteMassachusettsWheelabrator Environmental Systems57.8 MW
Wheelabrator FallsWastePennsylvaniaWheelabrator Environmental Systems53.3 MW
Reworld Niagara IWasteNew YorkReworld Niagara I, LLC50 MW
Puente Hills Energy RecoveryWasteCaliforniaLos Angeles County Sanitation50 MW
Wheelabrator Millbury FacilityWasteMassachusettsWheelabrator Environmental Systems47.6 MW
Hillsborough County Resource RecoveryWasteFloridaHillsborough County47 MW
Covanta HaverhillWasteMassachusettsOgden Projects Inc-Haverhill46 MW
Union County Resource RecoveryWasteNew JerseyReworld Union (NJ), LLC45 MW
Wheelabrator North AndoverWasteMassachusettsWheelabrator Environmental Systems40.3 MW
Covanta Hennepin EnergyWasteMinnesotaCovanta Energy Co39.5 MW