The Hennepin Energy Resource Center (HERC), located just north of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, began commercial operation in October 1989. Operating as Covanta Hennepin Energy Resource Co., LLC, the 15-acre facility serves Hennepin County, Minnesota's largest county, with a population of over one million people - approximately 25 percent of the state's entire population. The facility processes 1,212 tons per day of mixed municipal solid waste, which generates up to 39.6 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy.
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