72nd largest plant in Florida · 2933rd nationally
Pinellas County Resource Recovery is a biomass power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 76.5 MW. It generates roughly 428.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,785 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 64% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2265 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 (76.5 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 | Pinellas County Resource Recovery |
|---|---|
| Operator | Reworld Projects, Llc |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| County | Pinellas County |
| State | Florida |
| ZIP | 33716 |
| Coordinates | 27.87330, -82.67410 |
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 | 50.5 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 26.0 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pinellas County | St. Petersburg, FL | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 485.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 706 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.2k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2265 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 | Progress Energy Florida |
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.