220th largest plant in Florida · 3734th nationally
Hillsborough County Resource Recovery is a biomass power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 47.0 MW. It generates roughly 214.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 20,444 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2618 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (47.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Hillsborough County Resource Recovery |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hillsborough County |
| City | Tampa |
| County | Hillsborough County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33619 |
| Coordinates | 27.95490, -82.34047 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 29.0 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 18.0 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| CO₂ | 281.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 419 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 585 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2618 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Tampa Electric Company |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.