66 MW Muni. Waste operating in Broward, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
66 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1991
Operating Since
Coordinates
26.0689, -80.2053
County
Broward, FL
Nearby Plants
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 | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | FCC Environmental Services | — |
| Owner(s) | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas | WIN Waste Innovations |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Wheelabrator South Broward is a 66 MW waste-to-energy power plant located in Broward County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1991 and has one generator utilizing municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel. The facility is owned by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, a Spanish company, and operated by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems. It ranks as the 3rd largest of 9 MSW plants in Florida and 11th largest of 56 nationwide.
In the most recent year of reported data, Wheelabrator South Broward generated 449,092 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 77.7%. The plant operates within the Florida Power & Light Company balancing authority and the SERC NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
SERC
Balancing Authority
Florida Power & Light Company
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
39.9K MWh
Latest Month
449.1K MWh
Annual Generation
77.7%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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