Hartford Landfill
Operating           Total Power
4.7 MW
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Hartford, CT
United States
Hartford County
Latitude: 41.79324
Longitude: -72.65221
Year Opened: 1940
Water Source: N/A
Notes
The landfill opened in 1940 as an open-burning dump and then as an incinerator from 1953 to 1977. Following a lawsuit from the town of East Hartford over the smoke, the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority took over operations in 1982 and began operating a trash-to-energy plant. The ash from the plant was deposited in the landfill, which received its final delivery on Dec. 31, 2008.

The four-phase capping project began in 2008 and finished last year, including installing 3,993 solar panels that can generate electricity to power 1,000 homes.
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EPA 2010 Landfill Methane Outreach Program
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860
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Environmental Justice Analysis

Distance (miles)0 2.5 5 10 25
American Indian0.5%0.5%0.4%0.3%
Asian0.1%2.3%4.0%5.2%4.0%
Black39.8%52.6%44.1%24.5%12.0%
Hispanic36.4%32.6%30.0%22.4%13.7%
White26.4%13.8%22.0%47.2%69.1%
Population1,09528k142k388k1,090k
Income$37k$44k$68k$79k
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PowerTypeStatusFuelSecondary Fuel(s)
0.9 MWBurner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple CycleOperatingLandfill Gas  
0.9 MWBurner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple CycleOperatingLandfill Gas  
2.9 MWBurner: Reciprocating EngineOperatingLandfill Gas  
LandfillClosedMunicipal Solid Waste Ash

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