Wheelabrator Mckay Bay Inc.
Wheelabrator Mckay Bay Inc.
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, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Wheelabrator McKay Bay processes up to 1,000 tons per day of municipal solid waste. Wheelabrator McKay Bay has an electric generating capacity of 22,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 12,000 Florida homes.
GENERAL
Area Served: City of Tampa
Type of Contract: Design, construction, operation
Ownership: City of Tampa
Start-up: 1985
REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, water wall boilers
Operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a 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: 2000°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas waste
Volume Reduction: 90+%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Dry scrubbers, fabric filters, SNCR (NOx controls), carbon injection
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric power steam
Flow to Turbine: 275,347 pounds per hour @ 650 psig/700*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 22 megawatts/12,000 homes
Cooling System: Mechanical draft cooling tower
