
American Ref-Fuel Company of Essex County
183 Raymond Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07105
973/344-0900Plant Tour Information Contact:
Liz Howard
lhoward@ref-fuel.com
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New Jerseys largest waste-to-energy facility, owned
and operated by American Ref-Fuel Company of Essex County, serves the refuse disposal
needs of 22 municipalities in Essex County and the surrounding region.
The Essex County Resource Recovery Facility opened in 1990, boasting one of the
smoothest plant start-ups in industry history. Today the facility combusts 2,800 tons per
day of municipal solid waste and generates approximately 65 megawatts of electricity for
sale.
Essex County, New Jersey, sponsored the facility developed
by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and constructed by American Ref-Fuel. The
projects design and construction employed the largest Minority Business Enterprise
Plan in New Jersey history. The reduction of the countys landfill requirements and
the recovery of energy from the Essex County solid waste stream in an environmentally
sound manner are among the benefits the facility brings to the community.
The Essex Resource Recovery Facility received its OSHA Star
facility designation in 1995.
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Key Project Facts
Primary Service Area:
Essex County
Owner: American
Ref-Fuel Company of Essex County
Contract Term: 25
years with provisions for extensions
Financing Method:
Tax-exempt Revenue Bonds plus private equity
Waste Supply:
County municipalities guarantee to deliver a combined minimum of 680,000
tons per year.
Energy Market:
Electricity generation for plant use and export to Public Service Electric
and Gas
Capacity: 2,800
tons per day
Number of Process Lines:
Three @ 933 tons per day
Type of Stoker Grate:
Duesseldorf Roller Grate System
Steam Conditions at Boiler
Outlet: 211,000 lbs/hr @ 650 psia/7500F
Turbine-Generators:
Two 35 nominal megawatt units
Air Quality Control:
Three DBA electrostatic precipitators and three spray dry scrubber systems
Stack Height: 279
feet
Bunker Capacity:
14,000 tons
Secondary Materials Recovery:
Recovery of ferrous materials from post-incinerated ash |