Covanta Lake County Energy
Lake County, Florida · EIA plant ID 50629 · Operator: Covanta Lake Inc
Nameplate16MWSummer 13 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation85GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor77%other units, summer MW
Heat rate20,746Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990
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 | 86.6 | 79.1% | — |
| 2002 | 90.1 | 82.3% | — |
| 2003 | 82.2 | 75.0% | — |
| 2004 | 84.1 | 76.6% | — |
| 2005 | 86.1 | 78.6% | — |
| 2006 | 87.6 | 80.0% | — |
| 2007 | 88.4 | 80.7% | — |
| 2008 | 84.3 | 76.8% | — |
| 2009 | 79.7 | 72.8% | — |
| 2010 | 80.5 | 73.5% | — |
| 2011 | 90.3 | 82.5% | — |
| 2012 | 87.6 | 79.7% | — |
| 2013 | 80.6 | 72.7% | 21,493 |
| 2014 | 71.1 | 64.3% | 22,632 |
| 2015 | 80.6 | 73.1% | 21,188 |
| 2016 | 81.3 | 73.5% | 20,479 |
| 2017 | 67.3 | 60.7% | 24,994 |
| 2018 | 86.6 | 78.6% | 19,911 |
| 2019 | 77.3 | 69.6% | 21,687 |
| 2020 | 77.8 | 69.7% | 21,063 |
| 2021 | 83.2 | 75.1% | 20,604 |
| 2022 | 81.2 | 73.3% | 21,129 |
| 2023 | 82.4 | 74.4% | 20,929 |
| 2024 | 83.2 | 75.3% | 21,757 |
| 2025 | 87.1 | 78.9% | 19,938 |
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 | 15.5 | 12.5 | Sep 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Covanta Lake Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Covanta Lake Inc | 100.0% | 16 MW |
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