Hillsborough County Resource Recovery

OperatingMuni. Waste

Ranked #7 of 9 Muni. Waste plants in FL#21 of 56 nationally

47 MW Muni. Waste operating in Hillsborough, FL — Tampa Electric Company

EIAGEMWD

47 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Municipal Solid Waste

Technology

1987

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

27.9547, -82.3404

County

Hillsborough, FL

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Hillsborough County	Reworld Waste	—
Owner(s)	Hillsborough County	County of Hillsborough (Florida)	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Hillsborough County Resource Recovery is a 47 MW waste-to-energy plant located in Hillsborough County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1987 and is owned and operated by the County of Hillsborough. It utilizes municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source and consists of two generators. The plant's balancing authority is Tampa Electric Company, and it falls within the SERC NERC region.

In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 201,072 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 48.7%. Hillsborough County Resource Recovery ranks as the 7th largest MSW plant out of 9 in Florida, and 21st out of 56 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators