# Covanta Fairfax Energy

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/covanta-fairfax-energy

Reworld Fairfax, Inc. - Fairfax County - PJM

Covanta Fairfax Energy is a 124 MW municipal solid waste plant in Fairfax County. Waste is burned to produce steam in a boiler, and the steam powers a generator that produces 93 megawatts of electricity. The facility processes more than 1.12 million tons of waste a year from Fairfax County, Arlington and Washington, D.C., and sits on a 23-acre site.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 124 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 50658 — plant-50658

## Facts

- **Technology:** Municipal Solid Waste
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Sources

- [ffxnow.com](https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/01/09/potential-bill-would-exempt-lorton-waste-incinerator-from-va-carbon-reduction-regulations/) — ffxnow.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/covanta-fairfax-energy
Website: [Reworld Fairfax, Inc.](https://www.reworldwaste.com)

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