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Woodbine Landfill Plant

Waste power plant in New Jersey, United States of America. Approximate location 39.2311, -74.7808.

WasteNew JerseyUnited States of America

Woodbine Landfill Plant is a 3 MW waste power plant in New Jersey, United States of America. It is operated by Cape May County Municipal. Based on reported annual generation of 8 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.2k homes. It ranks #8061 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2013, it is around 13 years old — relatively modern. In context, the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

3Source-backed capacity
8GWh reported / yr
2,228homes powered
2013commissioned (~13 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0059116.

Data status

Known data

FacilityWoodbine Landfill Plant WRI
CountryUnited States of America · New Jersey WRI
Coordinates39.2311, -74.7808 WRI
FuelWaste WRI
MW installed capacity3 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerCape May County Municipal WRI
Commissioned2013 WRI
GWh reported / yr8 GWh/yr WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#8061 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#458 of 551 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.48× · 7 MW median · 551 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,228 calculated from reported generation
Climate12.7°C · HDD 2,424 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 43/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: Wikidata P2109 nameplate capacity; fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 3 MW, Woodbine Landfill Plant is below the median waste plant in United States of America (7 MW). 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.

Reported generation trend

2013: 3 GWh20132014: 16 GWh20142015: 16 GWh20152016: 14 GWh20162017: 11 GWh20172018: 8 GWh20182019: 8 GWh201916 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Cape May County Municipal.

Local climate & thermal context

This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 39.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

12.7°Cannual mean temp
2,424heating degree-days (base 18°C)
526cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
5 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 1 °CJF: 2 °CFM: 6 °CMA: 11 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 21 °CJJ: 24 °CJA: 24 °CAS: 20 °CSO: 14 °CON: 9 °CND: 4 °CD24 °C

Heating degree-days here run 1% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 50/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
43/100environmental-severity index
23.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
31 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #458 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.

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Location

Coordinates 39.2311, -74.7808 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Woodbine Landfill Plant?

Woodbine Landfill Plant is a 3 MW source-record waste power plant in New Jersey, United States of America, commissioned in 2013.

How much electricity does Woodbine Landfill Plant generate?

Woodbine Landfill Plant generates about 8 GWh of electricity per year.

How many homes can Woodbine Landfill Plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,228 homes.

Who operates Woodbine Landfill Plant?

Woodbine Landfill Plant is operated by Cape May County Municipal.

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