513th largest plant in California · 4039th nationally
Southeast Resource Recovery is a biomass power plant in California with a nameplate capacity of 35.6 MW. It generates roughly 120.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,496 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 39% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1389 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 (35.6 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 | Southeast Resource Recovery |
|---|---|
| Operator | Serrf Joint Powers Authority |
| City | Long Beach |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| State | California |
| ZIP | 90802 |
| Coordinates | 33.75924, -118.23992 |
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 | 35.6 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Long Beach - (Ca) | Long Beach, CA | 6150.0% |
| Los Angeles County Sanitation | Whittier, CA | 3850.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 83.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 101 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 56 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1389 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 | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | California Independent System Operator |
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.