Puente Hills Landfill

112.7 MW

Address

Whittier, CA
United States

Latitude: 34.0203

Longitude: -118.006

Year Opened: 1957

Water Source: Municipal

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Data Sources

EPA 2010 Landfill Methane Outreach Program
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	1.4%	2.4%	2.2%	1.8%	1.8%
Asian	21.1%	16.7%	19.1%	28.1%	18.5%
Black	1.0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	7.6%
Hispanic	62.4%	70.4%	71.4%	58.7%	52.3%
White	14.2%	10.3%	7.1%	10.1%	18.7%

Population	3,180	36k	295k	1,402k	8,090k
Income	$106k				$71k

CORPORATIONS

Name	Relation	Ownership
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County	Owner

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Unit Information

Power	Type	Status	Fuel
	Landfill	Operating	Municipal Solid Waste
50 MW		Operating	Landfill Gas
3.3 MW	Burner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple Cycle	Operating	Landfill Gas
3.3 MW	Burner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple Cycle	Operating	Landfill Gas
3.3 MW	Burner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple Cycle	Operating	Landfill Gas
2.8 MW	Burner: Turbine	Operating
50 MW	Burner: Turbine	Operating
		Operating
8 MW	Burner: Reciprocating Engine	Proposed
	Burner: Boiler	Defeated
2.8 MW	Burner: Turbine	Closed	Landfill Gas

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