Veolia wins Florida waste-to-energy pact

Source: WasteNews

Jan. 26 -- Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy Inc. has been awarded a long-term contract to operate the Pinellas County, Fla., waste-to-energy facility in Clearwater, Fla.

The county´s board of commissioners approved the 17-year, $25-million-per-year contract Jan. 25. The deal is worth an estimated $615 million, which will include refurbishing the facility, said Steve Passage, CEO of Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy, a division of Lombard, Ill.-based Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.

The Pinellas County waste-to-energy plant, which the county owns, began operating in 1983 and has the capacity to burn 3,150 tons of trash per day. The facility generates enough electricity to power 45,000 homes. Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., a division of Waste Management Inc., has operated the plant since its opening. Veolia ES Waste-to-Energy will take over operations May 6.