Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1
Palm Beach County, Florida · EIA plant ID 50071 · Operator: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co
Nameplate62MWSummer 50 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation346GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor79%other units, summer MW
Heat rate17,592Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1989
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 353.5 | 92.4% | 19,694 |
| 2002 | 369.5 | 97.0% | — |
| 2003 | 373.7 | 98.1% | — |
| 2004 | 351.9 | 92.1% | — |
| 2005 | 341.9 | 82.2% | — |
| 2006 | 367.8 | 88.4% | — |
| 2007 | 347 | 83.4% | — |
| 2008 | 356.8 | 85.4% | 16,796 |
| 2009 | 371.9 | 84.7% | 16,586 |
| 2010 | 206.1 | 46.8% | 22,088 |
| 2011 | 352.9 | 80.3% | 18,832 |
| 2012 | 370.1 | 84.1% | 17,666 |
| 2013 | 338.3 | 77.1% | 22,656 |
| 2014 | 350.2 | 79.9% | 19,023 |
| 2015 | 274.8 | 62.6% | 19,002 |
| 2016 | 305.1 | 69.3% | 20,936 |
| 2017 | 258.6 | 58.9% | 28,820 |
| 2018 | 375 | 85.5% | 18,262 |
| 2019 | 351.4 | 80.0% | 18,336 |
| 2020 | 350.1 | 79.6% | 18,594 |
| 2021 | 346.8 | 79.0% | 17,639 |
| 2022 | 317.1 | 72.2% | 18,328 |
| 2023 | 331.6 | 75.5% | 19,254 |
| 2024 | 311.9 | 70.7% | 22,015 |
| 2025 | 344.7 | 78.3% | 19,030 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 62.3 | 50 | May 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Co | 100.0% | 62 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2 | 96 MW | 0.1 km |
| Riviera | 1,295 MW | 8.9 km |
| Hibiscus Solar Energy Center | 75 MW | 16.4 km |
| Tom G Smith | 99 MW | 19.1 km |
| Silver Palm | 75 MW | 20.9 km |
| Sabal Palm Solar Center | 75 MW | 21 km |