Covanta SEMASS power station

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Covanta SEMASS power station is an operating power station of at least 64-megawatts (MW) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It is also known as SEMASS Resource Recovery Facility (RRF), Southern Massachusetts Resource Recovery Facility.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Covanta SEMASS power station Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States 41.8022, -70.7875 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GEN1: 41.8022, -70.7875
  • GEN2: 41.8037, -70.7883

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
GEN1 Operating[1] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: unknown[1] 34[1] 1993[1]
GEN2 Operating[2] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: unknown[2] 30[3] 1989[4]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GEN1 Covanta SEMASS[5] Covanta [100%][5] Covanta [100.0%]
GEN2 Covanta SEMASS[5] Covanta [100%][5] Covanta [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 09 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004180322/https://www.covanta.com/where-we-are/our-facilities/semass. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.mass.gov/doc/eligible-class2-waste-unitsxls/download. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://gwcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1990-National-Waste-Processing-Conference-01.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003140238/http://www.energyjustice.net/map/displayfacility-72777.htm. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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