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76.5 MW Muni. Waste operating in Pinellas, FL — Progress Energy Florida
76.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1983
Operating Since
Coordinates
27.8733, -82.6741
County
Pinellas, FL
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Reworld Projects, LLC | Reworld Projects | — |
| Owner(s) | Pinellas County | EQT | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Pinellas County Resource Recovery facility is a 76.5 MW waste-to-energy plant located in Pinellas County, Florida. The plant began operating in 1983 and utilizes municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source. It consists of two generators employing MSW technology. The facility is owned by EQT, a company based in Sweden, and operated by Reworld Projects, LLC. It is the second-largest waste-to-energy plant in Florida (out of 9) and the seventh-largest in the United States (out of 56).
The plant operates within the Progress Energy Florida balancing authority and the SERC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the Pinellas County Resource Recovery facility generated 339,033 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 50.8%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Southeast
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
10.3K MWh
Latest Month
339.0K MWh
Annual Generation
50.8%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2265 lb/MWh
NOx
6 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $267.4M
This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
3 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.191 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
63.9%
Annual Net Gen
428 GWh
CO₂eq
2356 lb/MWh
Subregion
FRCC All