WHEELABRATOR SOUTH BROWARD

How WHEELABRATOR SOUTH BROWARD compares

With 66 MW of capacity, WHEELABRATOR SOUTH BROWARD ranks 64th among the 110 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Florida and 7th of the 21 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.9% of Florida's operating Biomass capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 52nd-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is newer than 49% of the 108 operating Florida plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WHEELABRATOR ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, runs 2 operating plants in Florida totaling 88 MW. It shares Broward County with 3 other operating plants, including LAUDERDALE and PORT EVERGLADES.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 66 MW of nameplate capacity, all municipal solid waste technology. Net generation was 416 GWh in 2024 (a 72% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 3,091 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LAUDERDALE (1,863 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 9 mapped data centers; the nearest is 365 Data Centers Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) in Ft. Lauderdale, about 8.0 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology