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Wheelabrator North Broward — United States of America

Retired waste power-station site in Florida, United States of America. Approximate location 26.2878, -80.1581.

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Wheelabrator North Broward is a retired waste power station in Florida, United States of America. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #3299 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

67.6MW installed capacity

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-1853.

Data status

Known data

FacilityWheelabrator North Broward Climate TRACE

CountryUnited States of America · Florida Climate TRACE

Coordinates26.2878, -80.1581 Climate TRACE

FuelWaste Climate TRACE

MW installed capacity67.6 MW EIA-860M May 2026 retired generator inventory, summed by Plant ID; retired/historical capacity

OwnerWM Renewable Energy LLC Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#3299 / 10884 calculated

Fuel-specific rank in country#35 / 551 calculated

Capacity vs country/fuel peers10.24× · 6.6 MW · n=551 calculated

Climate24.2°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates

Environmental severityCX · 53/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset

TechnologyNot available not in dataset

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

CO₂ emissionsNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: EIA-860M May 2026 retired generator inventory, summed by Plant ID; fuel: Climate TRACE

In context: how this plant compares

At 67.6 MW, Wheelabrator North Broward is well above the median waste plant in United States of America (6.6 MW). Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #35 largest waste power plant of 551 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 551 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 10,154 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

CSL Gas Recovery · Waste · 11.2 MW · Florida
Port Everglades · Gas · 1,352 MW · Florida
Wheelabrator South Broward · Waste · 66 MW · Florida
Lauderdale · Gas · 1,215.9 MW · Florida
Pembroke Lakes Mall · Solar · 1.1 MW · Florida
Tom G Smith · Gas · 98.7 MW · Florida

Location

Coordinates 26.2878, -80.1581 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Wheelabrator North Broward?

Wheelabrator North Broward was a waste-fired power station in Florida, United States of America and was retired.

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