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Covanta Hempstead

1989 establishments in New York (state)Buildings and structures in Hempstead, New YorkEnergy infrastructure completed in 1989Energy infrastructure on Long Island, New YorkWaste power stations in the United States
Covanta Hempstead 2021b
Covanta Hempstead 2021b

Covanta Hempstead is a waste-to-energy plant in Uniondale, New York operated by Covanta. It is the tallest structure in Nassau County, and the fourth largest power generation facility on Long Island by net energy generated. The original plant on the site opened in 1979 on land formerly part of Mitchel Air Force Base. It used an untested wet refuse-derived fuel process, and operated only for about a year before it was shut down due to mechanical failures, labor and payment disputes, unpleasant odors that could be smelled two miles (3.2 km) away, and concerns about toxic dioxin emissions. After the original operator defaulted on its bonds, the plant was sold, demolished, and rebuilt as a new plant using a traditional dry process, opening in 1989.

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Covanta Hempstead
Meadowbrook State Parkway, Town of Hempstead

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Meadowbrook State Parkway 600
11590 Town of Hempstead
New York, United States
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