96 MW Muni. Waste operating in Palm Beach, FL — Florida Power & Light Company
96 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
26.7724, -80.1418
County
Palm Beach, FL
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co | Palm Beach Resource Recovery | — |
| Owner(s) | Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co | Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2 is a 96 MW waste-to-energy plant located in Palm Beach County, Florida. The facility, which began operating in 2015, utilizes municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source. It is owned and operated by the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County. The plant is the largest of nine MSW power plants in Florida, and ranks fourth out of 56 nationally.
The facility consists of a single generator. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 525,532 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 62.5%. The plant's balancing authority is Florida Power & Light Company, and it operates within 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
Political Subdivision
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
47.6K MWh
Latest Month
525.5K MWh
Annual Generation
62.5%
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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