STATUS OF THERMAL WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES

IN THE U.S.A. & CANADA

There are over 500 facilities with some form of thermal processing of municipal waste, of varying sizes, operating in the USA and Canada. Of these:

1. The majority are relatively old-style incinerators which only deal with half the solution - they burn waste but don't recover the latest energy by producing electricity. For example,
   • Florida has 33 units in operation
   • New York State has 18 units in operation
   • The State of Vermont has 11 units in operation
   • The State of New Hampshire has 9 units in operation
   • California has at least 22 incinerators in operation
     
2. Of those 500 units, approximately 45 incinerators or gasification systems produce electricity, like our model, and, below, we have listed several units located in California, the jurisdiction with the toughest environmental standards in the world. The recent power shortages in California have highlighted the importance of utilizing all possible sources of power generation and there is considerable interest in adding generation capability to existing incinerators.
   
3. Partial list of pure garbage (Municipal & Medical wastes) incinerators operating units in major cities in California, the US state with the most rigorous air emission standards. 

City of Commerce, Los Angeles County
Owned by the City of Los Angeles
Incinerating Capacity: 500MT/Day
Electricity production: 10MW
Start operating year: 1985

City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County
Owned by the City of Long Beach
Incinerating Capacity: 300MT/Day
Electricity production: 5MW
Start operating year: 1967

City of San Diego, San Diego County
Owned by the City of San Diego
Incinerating Capacity: 250MT/Day 
Electricity production: 10MW
Start operating year: 1985

City of Sacramento
Owned by the State of California central heating Plant
Incinerating Capacity: 480MT/Day
Electricity production:
Start operating year: 1982

KMS Peel Inc. (Brampton, Ontario)
Owned by Algonquin Power 
Incinerating Capacity: 400MT/Day
Electricity production: 5MW
Start operating year: 1992

Notice to Reader: Not every installation is exactly the same and thus each is reviewed in detail.