WHEELABRATOR SPOKANE INC.
Located in Spokane, Washington, the Wheelabrator Spokane waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for the Greater Spokane area, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, constructed and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Spokane serves 350,000 residents by processing up to 800 tons per day of municipal solid. Wheelabrator Spokane has an electric generating capacity of 22,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 16,000 Washington homes.
- GENERAL
- Area Served:
- Greater Spokane Area
- 350,000 people
- Type of Contract: Operate
- Ownership: City of Spokane
- Start-up: 1991
- REFUSE COMBUSTION
- Type of System:
- Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
- Operation:
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Number of Process Lines:
- 2 @ 400 tons per day each
- Feed System: 2 Overhead refuse cranes with ram feeders
- Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating grates
- Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
- Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas
- Waste Volume Reduction: 90%
- Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
- Materials Recovery: +10" metals, ferrous
- 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: 188,000 pounds per hour @ 830 psig/825*F
- Electric Generating Capacity: 26 megawatts
- Cooling System: Air-cooled condenser