This statistic represents the electric capacity of waste-to-energy facilities in the United States in 2018, based on the leading states. During this year, there were nine waste-to-energy plants in Minnesota which had a combined electric capacity of 123.2 megawatts. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without pre-processing.
Leading U.S. states based on electric capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in megawatts)
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Energy Recovery Council . (November 20, 2018). Leading U.S. states based on electric capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499780/waste-to-energy-electric-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . "Leading U.S. states based on electric capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in megawatts)." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499780/waste-to-energy-electric-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . (2018). Leading U.S. states based on electric capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499780/waste-to-energy-electric-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . "Leading U.S. States Based on Electric Capacity of Wte Facilities in 2018 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499780/waste-to-energy-electric-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council , Leading U.S. states based on electric capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499780/waste-to-energy-electric-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Leading U.S. states based on electric capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph], Energy Recovery Council , November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499780/waste-to-energy-electric-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/