Lee County Solid Waste Energy power station

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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 Lee/Hendry County WTE, Covanta Lee, 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]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GEN1: 26.6315, -81.7607

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit GEN1 operating[1] bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[1] 39[1] 1994[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory". US Energy Information Administration. 44655. Archived from the original on 44655. Retrieved 44655. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (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

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