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The Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility is a refuse derived fuel (RDF) plant that began commercial operation in October 1991. It operates the facility for the City of Detroit under contract with the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority (GDRRA). The facility is permitted to receive up to 4,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day. The MSW is processed into RDF, which is then burned in the furnaces, producing 720,000 pounds of steam per hour. The steam is used to generate up to 68 megawatts of electricity and supply export steam at a rate of up to 550,000 pounds per hour. The energy products are sold to Detroit Edison Corporation.
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