Union County Resource Recovery power station

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Union County Resource Recovery power station is an operating power station of at least 45-megawatts (MW) in Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is also known as Covanta Union County.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Union County Resource Recovery power station	Union County, New Jersey, United States	40.6013, -74.2664 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• GEN1: 40.6013, -74.2664

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Start year
GEN1	Operating	bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)	45	1994

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Operator	Owner	Parent
GEN1	Covanta Union Operations	Union County Utilities Authority [100%]	Union County Utilities Authority [100.0%]

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