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Landfill Gas Power Plants
Nationwide, by state — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
258
Total nameplate capacity
1,437.6 MW
States with plants
43
Generating units
1,140
By state
| State | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 39 | 287 MW |
| Michigan | 21 | 110.6 MW |
| New York | 15 | 105.1 MW |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 102.2 MW |
| Virginia | 12 | 95.1 MW |
| Florida | 11 | 63.8 MW |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 59.2 MW |
| North Carolina | 14 | 57.3 MW |
| Illinois | 11 | 54.3 MW |
| Georgia | 10 | 53.3 MW |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 42.1 MW |
| New Jersey | 5 | 38.9 MW |
| Indiana | 6 | 34.8 MW |
| South Carolina | 6 | 29 MW |
| Ohio | 7 | 27.2 MW |
| Texas | 6 | 23 MW |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 19.5 MW |
| Kentucky | 8 | 18.8 MW |
| Oregon | 5 | 18.4 MW |
| Nevada | 2 | 15.2 MW |
| Iowa | 2 | 15.2 MW |
| Delaware | 3 | 14.2 MW |
| Maryland | 4 | 13.6 MW |
| Idaho | 4 | 13.5 MW |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 12.9 MW |
| Tennessee | 3 | 12.6 MW |
| Alaska | 1 | 11.5 MW |
| Washington | 2 | 9.9 MW |
| Kansas | 2 | 9.2 MW |
| Arkansas | 2 | 8.8 MW |
| Missouri | 3 | 8.6 MW |
| Vermont | 1 | 8 MW |
| Utah | 2 | 8 MW |
| Colorado | 2 | 6.4 MW |
| Alabama | 2 | 6.4 MW |
| Minnesota | 2 | 4.8 MW |
| Arizona | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| West Virginia | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Montana | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Maine | 1 | 3.2 MW |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1.6 MW |
| Mississippi | 1 | 1.6 MW |
Largest landfill gas plants
1.Puente Hills Energy Recovery (CA)50 MW2.Brea Expansion Plant (CA)35.7 MW3.Johnston LFG Turbine Plant (RI)35.7 MW4.Bowerman Power LFG, LLC (CA)23.8 MW5.Sunshine Gas Producers (CA)23 MW6.Middlesex County Utilities Authority (NJ)22.5 MW7.Seneca Energy (NY)17.6 MW8.Kiefer Landfill (CA)15.2 MW9.Livingston Generating Facility (IL)15 MW10.Mountain View (PA)14.4 MW11.Amelia (VA)14.4 MW12.Charles City (VA)14.4 MW13.Waste Management King George LFGTE (VA)13.2 MW14.Liberty I & II LFGTE (IN)12.8 MW15.Pine Tree Acres WM LFGTE (MI)12.8 MW16.Omega Hills Gas Recovery (WI)12.8 MW17.Waxdale (WI)12.1 MW18.Republic Services Renewable Energy, LLC (NV)12 MW19.JBER Landfill Gas Power Plant (AK)11.5 MW20.Ameresco Ox Mountain (CA)11.4 MW21.CSL Gas Recovery (FL)11.2 MW22.Georgia LFG Richland Creek Plant (GA)11.2 MW23.Metro Methane Recovery Facility (IA)11.2 MW24.Sumpter Energy Associates (MI)11.2 MW25.Ontario LFGTE (NY)11.2 MW
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M (electric generator inventory). Nameplate capacity is the maximum rated output of a plant's generators, not its actual output.