Covanta Hennepin power station

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Covanta Hennepin power station is an operating power station of at least 40-megawatts (MW) in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is also known as Covanta Hennepin Energy, Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, Hennepin Incinerator.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Covanta Hennepin power station Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States 44.9833, -93.2804 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GEN1: 44.9833, -93.2804

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
GEN1 Operating[1] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[1] 40[1] 1989[1] 2027 (planned)[2]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GEN1 Reworld Waste[1] Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services [100%][1] Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services [100.0%]

Ownership Tree

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/industry-update-biomass-power-waste-to-energy. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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