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Lee County Solid Waste Energy power station

From Global Energy Monitor
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Lee County Solid Waste Energy power station is an operating power station of at least 39-megawatts (MW) in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States. It is also known as Covanta Lee, Lee/Hendry County WTE, Lee County Resource Recovery Facility.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lee County Solid Waste Energy power station Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States 26.6315, -81.7607 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GEN1: 26.6315, -81.7607

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)[1] 39[1] 1994[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GEN1 Covanta[2] Community Owned - Lee County Board Commissioners [100%][1] Community Owned - Lee County Board Commissioners [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708153911/https://www.covanta.com/where-we-are/our-facilities/lee. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of bioenergy power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.