2007 IWSA DIRECTORY OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS

The 2007 IWSA Directory of Waste-to-Energy Plants provides current information about the waste-to-energy industry in the United States.  Since this Directory was last published in 2004, the environment in which waste-to-energy plants exist has begun to change.  Many communities are placing premiums on energy sources that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the nation's dependency on foreign oil and fossil fuels.  In addition, there is a continued need to manage a growing waste stream.  Despite efforts to increase recycling the average amount of waste generated per person continues to grow.  As a result, communities are once again looking to waste-to-energy technology to safely manage solid waste and to produce clean, renewable, and climate friendly power. 

In 2007, 87 plants operate in 25 states and process 28.7 million tons of trash according to the latest estimates published in Biocycle.  Electric generating capacity is estimated at 2720 megawatts.  The fact that waste-to-energy provides baseload power and that most plants operate in excess of 90 percent of the time translates to a significant number of renewable kilowatt-hours produced by waste-to-energy.  As a result, waste-to-energy facilities generate approximately 17 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is roughly 20 percent of the nation's non-hydroelectric renewable energy.

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