South District Wastewater Treatment Plt

🌿 BiomassCommercial CHP8 MW capacity

261st largest plant in Florida · 6210th nationally

South District Wastewater Treatment Plt is a biomass power plant in Florida with a nameplate capacity of 8.0 MW. It generates roughly 20.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,971 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 30% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 315 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%30%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity8 MWnameplate
Annual Generation20.7k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor30%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂3.3kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameSouth District Wastewater Treatment Plt
OperatorMiami Dade Water & Sewer Dept
CityMiami
CountyMiami Dade County
StateFlorida
ZIP33190
Coordinates25.54983, -80.33625

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

NuclearNatural GasSolarBiomass

Generators (7)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas2.0 MWOperating2014
2ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas2.0 MWOperating2014
3ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas2.0 MWOperating2014
4ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNatural Gas2.0 MWOperating2014
1All OtherOther0.9 MWRetired1991
2All OtherOther0.9 MWRetired1991
3All OtherOther0.9 MWRetired1991

Emissions (annual)

CO₂3.3k metric tons
NOₓ134 metric tons
CO₂ Rate315 lb/MWh
This plant314 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityFlorida Power & Light Company

About Biomass plants

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.

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