Pinellas County Resource Recovery
Pinellas County, Florida · EIA plant ID 50884 · Operator: Covanta Projects, LLC
Nameplate77MWSummer 58 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation154GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor30%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1983
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 | 331.4 | 65.1% | — |
| 2002 | 370.9 | 72.9% | — |
| 2003 | 409.9 | 80.5% | — |
| 2005 | 439.1 | 86.3% | — |
| 2006 | 414.6 | 81.5% | — |
| 2007 | 406.2 | 79.8% | — |
| 2008 | 210.3 | 41.2% | — |
| 2009 | 330.8 | 65.0% | — |
| 2010 | 377.9 | 74.3% | — |
| 2011 | 371.9 | 73.1% | — |
| 2012 | 339 | 66.4% | — |
| 2013 | 340.7 | 66.9% | — |
| 2014 | 355.1 | 69.8% | — |
| 2015 | 357.6 | 70.3% | — |
| 2016 | 357.8 | 70.1% | 22,605 |
| 2017 | 400.7 | 78.7% | 18,295 |
| 2018 | 422.4 | 83.0% | 20,391 |
| 2019 | 444.9 | 87.4% | 20,231 |
| 2020 | 441.4 | 86.5% | 19,288 |
| 2021 | 427.7 | 84.0% | 20,833 |
| 2022 | 425.3 | 83.6% | 20,804 |
| 2023 | 428.2 | 84.1% | 19,856 |
| 2024 | 373.5 | 73.2% | 20,751 |
| 2025 | 339 | 66.6% | 22,796 |
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 | 50.5 | 41.1 | Jan 1983 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 26 | 17 | Apr 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Covanta Projects, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Pinellas County | 100.0% | 77 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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