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utility-type boilers, which recover and "recycle" thermal energy
released during the combustion of the waste. This recycled energy
is recovered in the form of high-pressure steam. At full capacity,
the plant can generate in excess of 500,000 pounds of steam per hour.
Part of the steam is used to make electricity and the rest is used for
district heating and cooling. BRESCO is capable of supplying up to
300,000 pounds of steam per hour to Trigen, which distributes the
steam to buildings in downtown Baltimore. BRESCO can also produce
up to 60,000 kilowatts per hour for sale to BGE. The BRESCO
waste-to-energy facility successfully reduces the volume of
incoming waste by approximately 90%. BRESCO also recovers
ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the ash residue. These
metals are shipped off-site to be recycled. The ash residue
is approximately 28%, by weight, of the incoming waste.
The ash is being used by the City of Baltimore for daily
cover at its Quarantine Road landfill.
To learn more about the BRESCO Waste-to-Energy Facility, please contact
the Authority at 410.333.2730 or authority@nmwda.org
Operations Overview:
| Year |
Total Refused Processed |
Ferrous Metals Extracted |
Total Steam Generated |
Total Electricity Produced (MWH) |
| 1985 |
671,597 |
5,656 |
n/a |
291,991 |
| 1986 |
719,954 |
12,480 |
n/a |
352,257 |
| 1987 |
723,095 |
9,203 |
n/a |
303,318 |
| 1988 |
732,183 |
12,223 |
n/a |
313,869 |
| 1989 |
709,731 |
10,202 |
n/a |
320,749 |
| 1990 |
709,658 |
12,397 |
n/a |
348,666 |
| 1991 |
718,068 |
17,017 |
4,561,374 |
315,751 |
| 1992 |
723,623 |
19,508 |
4,573,809 |
303,638 |
| 1993 |
697,252 |
19,058 |
4,448,197 |
286,343 |
| 1994 |
737,495 |
22,153 |
4,484,985 |
334,766 |
| 1995 |
746,017 |
24,583 |
4,578,211 |
334,391 |
| 1996 |
754,068 |
26,665 |
4,537,004 |
334,391 |
| 1997 |
694,514 |
13,493 |
4,537,004 |
294,641 |
| 1998 |
713,052 |
17,513 |
4,500,112 |
306,128 |
| 1999 |
716,274 |
18,296 |
4,414,983 |
284,023 |
| 2000 |
666,770 |
11,551 |
4,175,843 |
302,964 |
| 2001 |
736,192 |
10,906 |
4,406,765 |
296,230 |
| 2002 |
668,669 |
10,127 |
4,260,720 |
260,481 |
| 2003 |
658,002 |
7,385 |
4,914,888 |
270,658 |
| 2004 |
635,655 |
12,923 |
4,158,968 |
279,055 |
| Totals |
14,131,869 |
293,339 |
62,552,863 |
6,088,928 |
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