Search
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
Search plants, projects, owners, and states
47 MW Muni. Waste operating in Hillsborough, FL — Tampa Electric Company
47 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1987
Operating Since
Coordinates
27.9547, -82.3404
County
Hillsborough, 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 | Hillsborough County - (FL) | Reworld Waste | — |
| Owner(s) | Hillsborough County | County of Hillsborough (Florida) | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
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
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
SEEM Participant
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
Tampa Electric Company (TEC)
Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
17.9K MWh
Latest Month
201.1K MWh
Annual Generation
48.7%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2618 lb/MWh
NOx
5 lb/MWh
SO₂
4 lb/MWh
CH₄
2 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.220 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
52.1%
Annual Net Gen
215 GWh
CO₂eq
2723 lb/MWh
Subregion
FRCC All
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $164.3M
This plant's balancing authority participates in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM). SEEM is a bilateral exchange — no public nodal pricing.
Last updated 2026-03-26
View all 8 articlesNo ask pi reports yet for this entity.
ask pi about Hillsborough County Resource Recovery