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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (38269)	9/15/2003 5:40:17 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) of 74559

Biomass eia.doe.gov The heat value of a typical pound of MSW is widely estimated to be between 4,500 and 6,000 Btu. Almost 220 million tons of MSW, with a heat value of approximately 2.4 quadrillion Btu, is projected by the EPA to be produced in 2000 Assuming a 24.8-percent moisture content and 4,900 Btu per pound, a 40-megawatt mass burn power plant can consume 1,606 tons of waste per day. The average facility has a thermal efficiency of 20.8 percent and a net heat rate of 16,377 Btu per kilowatthour.

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