Commerce Refuse to Energy Facility (CREF)

Address

5926 Sheila Street
Commerce, CA 90040
United States

Latitude: 33.99495

Longitude: -118.15413

Year Opened: 1986

Water Source: Municipal

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Data Sources

EIA 2008
2012 U.S. Biomass Power Map
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	3.9%	3.0%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%
Asian	2.5%	1.0%	5.4%	12.0%	17.7%
Black	1.3%	0.8%	1.0%	6.7%	7.6%
Hispanic	92.8%	95.6%	88.7%	73.4%	47.4%
White	2.8%	2.1%	4.1%	6.4%	23.8%

Population	2,359	104k	520k	2,319k	8,916k
Income	$56k				$71k

CORPORATIONS

Name	Relation	Ownership
Los Angeles County	Owner	50%
Los Angeles County Sanitation	Owner	50%

GROUPS

Group	St.	Interest
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice		Interested

LINKS

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A Review, by State of Operating Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators Work On Waste USA, Inc publication 1993-1994
After its first WTE facility closes, California down to 2 8/2/2018 "County operators say the site was felled by economic conditions, not performance issues."
Commerce : Waste Incinerator Opposed LA Times, Jan 1988
Commerce Refuse-To-Energy Brochure
Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Facility
When Trash is Anything But Waste Public Radio, January 2011
Why Communities Across America are Pushing to Close Waste Incinerators 12/12/2018 "Without those subsidies, and unable to negotiate a favorable new purchase agreement with electricity supplier Southern California Edison, the Commerce facility hit what Logan described as

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel	Secondary Fuel(s)
12 MW	Burner: Water Wall Furnace	Closed	Municipal Solid Waste 360 Tons Per Day	Natural Gas

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