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Registry, engineering, and operating metrics shown on a consistent EIA basis.

Metric	Wheelabrator Baltimore Refuse Baltimore City County	Covanta Essex Company Essex County
Capacity	64.5 MW	69.8 MW
Technology	Municipal Solid Waste	Municipal Solid Waste
Operator	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems	Covanta Essex Company
Operating units	2	2
Latest 12-month generation	312.3 GWh	469.6 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor	52.1% (2025)	80.1% (2025)
National technology rank	#12 of 55	#8 of 55
Latest EIA report	2026-06	2026-06

Generation comes from EIA-923. Capacity, unit counts, technology, and reporting relationships come from EIA-860. Incomplete reporting years are excluded from capacity-factor comparisons.

Compare power plants

Registry, engineering, and operating metrics shown on a consistent EIA basis.

Metric	Wheelabrator Baltimore Refuse Baltimore City County	Covanta Essex Company Essex County
Capacity	64.5 MW	69.8 MW
Technology	Municipal Solid Waste	Municipal Solid Waste
Operator	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems	Covanta Essex Company
Operating units	2	2
Latest 12-month generation	312.3 GWh	469.6 GWh
Latest complete-year capacity factor	52.1% (2025)	80.1% (2025)
National technology rank	#12 of 55	#8 of 55
Latest EIA report	2026-06	2026-06

Generation comes from EIA-923. Capacity, unit counts, technology, and reporting relationships come from EIA-860. Incomplete reporting years are excluded from capacity-factor comparisons.