How big is Wheelabrator Westchester?

Wheelabrator Westchester has a reported capacity of 59.5 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.

What kind of plant is Wheelabrator Westchester?

Wheelabrator Westchester is a Municipal Solid Waste facility in Westchester County, NY, participating in the NYISO market.

Where is Wheelabrator Westchester located?

Wheelabrator Westchester is in Westchester County, NY, inside the NYISO balancing area.

Who operates Wheelabrator Westchester?

Wheelabrator Westchester is operated by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Wheelabrator Westchester generate?

Wheelabrator Westchester reported 390.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Wheelabrator Westchester compare to other plants?

By capacity, Wheelabrator Westchester ranks #14 of 55 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #2 of 10 in NY.

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Wheelabrator Westchester

WIN Waste Innovations - Westchester County - NYISO

Wheelabrator Westchester, also known as the Charles Point Resource Recovery Facility, is a 59.5 MW municipal solid waste waste-to-energy plant located at One Charles Point Avenue in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York. The facility uses three identical 750-ton-per-day MSW combustors with Von Roll reciprocating grates feeding heat-recovery Babcock & Wilcox boilers and a single ABB steam turbine-generator. Electricity is sold to Consolidated Edison, and excess steam is sold to White Plains Linen. The plant is currently operated by WIN Waste Innovations (formerly Wheelabrator Technologies) and remains operational.

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Overview

Nameplate capacity: 59.5 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
Registry anchor: Plant 50882
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Structured profile

Technology: Municipal Solid Waste
Operator: WIN Waste Innovations

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN1	59.5 MW 53.3 MW summer	Municipal Solid Waste Municipal Solid Waste (All) · ST	Oct 1984	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 59.5 MW
National rank: #14
NY rank: #2

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

390.8 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

73.4%

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Transactions and agreements

Policy Decision

1978

Westchester County Executive Alfred DelBello recommended a waste-to-energy facility after the county was required to develop long-range solid-waste-disposal plans following problems at the Croton Point Landfill.

Westchester County

westfaironline.com

Contract Execution

Jul 1981

Westchester County signed an agreement with Wheelabrator-Frye to build the Charles Point facility.

Westchester County · Wheelabrator-Frye

westfaironline.com

Regulatory Approval

Jun 21, 2016

A NYSDEC Title V permit modification increased allowable facility-wide MSW throughput from 710,000 to 755,000 tons per year. No changes to the three MSW combustors were proposed.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

extapps.dec.ny.gov

Contract Execution

Oct 2019

Westchester County entered into a ten-year contract extension with Wheelabrator Westchester through October 2029. The arrangement provided estimated county savings exceeding $17.2 million and allowed diversion of up to 62,500 tons of municipal solid waste annually.

Westchester County · Wheelabrator Westchester

westchestercountyny.gov

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Project timeline

1978
1978
County selects waste-to-energy solutionwestfaironl...
Westchester County Executive Alfred DelBello recommended a waste-to-energy facility after the county was required to develop long-range solid-waste-disposal plans following problems at the Croton Point Landfill.
Jul 1981
Jul 1981

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Wheelabrator Environmental Systems

Entity 20541

Operating portfolio

11 plants

7 states

Reported capacity

447 MW

Municipal Solid Waste

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Wheelabrator Bridgeport	67 MW	CT
Wheelabrator Baltimore Refuse	64.5 MW	MD
Wheelabrator WestchesterCurrent	59.5 MW	NY
Wheelabrator Saugus	57.8 MW	MA
Wheelabrator Falls	53.3 MW	PA
Wheelabrator Millbury Facility	47.6 MW	MA
Wheelabrator North Andover	40.3 MW	MA
Wheelabrator Lisbon	14.6 MW	CT

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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