Pasco Cnty Solid Waste Resource Recovery
Pasco County, Florida · EIA plant ID 50666 · Operator: Pasco County
17 MW under construction (Municipal Solid Waste), first expected Apr 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate31MWSummer 26 MW
Generators1in service · 17 MW building
Net generation188GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor82%other units, summer MW
Heat rate18,949Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1991
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 | 185.3 | 81.1% | 12,057 |
| 2002 | 130.8 | 57.1% | 19,548 |
| 2003 | 187.3 | 82.2% | 19,353 |
| 2004 | 180.5 | 78.7% | 19,122 |
| 2005 | 178.9 | 78.2% | 18,830 |
| 2006 | 171.7 | 74.9% | 19,896 |
| 2007 | 189 | 82.6% | 18,772 |
| 2008 | 184.7 | 80.9% | — |
| 2009 | 166.1 | 72.9% | — |
| 2010 | 178.1 | 78.2% | — |
| 2011 | 180.6 | 79.3% | — |
| 2012 | 181.5 | 79.5% | — |
| 2013 | 178.3 | 78.0% | 18,707 |
| 2014 | 171.5 | 75.0% | 22,876 |
| 2015 | 186.3 | 81.5% | 18,527 |
| 2016 | 195.4 | 85.4% | 19,015 |
| 2017 | 189.8 | 83.1% | 19,606 |
| 2018 | 188.6 | 82.5% | 18,683 |
| 2019 | 185.5 | 81.3% | 19,157 |
| 2020 | 191.3 | 83.6% | 19,544 |
| 2021 | 163 | 71.4% | 27,809 |
| 2022 | 182.5 | 79.8% | 19,856 |
| 2023 | 185.7 | 81.3% | 19,313 |
| 2024 | 183.2 | 79.9% | 20,779 |
| 2025 | 180.6 | 79.0% | 19,516 |
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 | 31.2 | 26 | May 1991 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 17 | 15 | planned Apr 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pasco County. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Pasco County | 100.0% | 31 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Shady Hills Combined Cycle Facility | — | 0.2 km |
| Shady Hills Generating Station | 541 MW | 0.2 km |
| Anclote | 1,112 MW | 30.4 km |
| Mountain View Solar (FL) | 55 MW | 33.2 km |
| Hernando | retired | 34.2 km |
| Lockheed Martin Solar System | 2 MW | 37.7 km |