Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in Tampa, Florida, the Wheelabrator McKay Bay waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for the City of Tampa, Florida while generating clean electricity for sale to the local utility. The McKay Bay facility processes up to 1000 tons per day of municipal solid waste. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to Tampa Electric Company, can generate more than 22,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of more than 12,000 Florida homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: City of Tampa
Type of Contract: Design, construction, operation
Ownership: City of Tampa
Financing: Solid Waste Revenue Bonds
Start-up: 1985

REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
Number of Process Lines: 4 @ 250 tons per day each
Feed System: Overhead refuse cranes and ram feeders
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating grates
Combustion Temperature: 2100°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas waste
Volume Reduction: 90+%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor

AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Selective non-catalytic reduction, dry scrubbers, fabric filters, carbon injection

ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric power steam
Flow to Turbine: 210,000 pounds per hour @ 650 psig/700*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 22 megawatts
Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower
Customer: Tampa Electric Company