Wheelabrator Westchester — 60 MW biomass plant, NY

Wheelabrator Westchester — 60 MW biomass plant, NY · Ask the Grid

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Other: 59.5 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (1)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for selected plant
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
GEN1	Municipal Solid Waste	Operating	59.5	Unknown

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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

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AssetOwner / operatorEquipment

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Westchester County Industrial Development AgencyOwner / grantorFacility owner for regulatory purposes and bond issuer

Babcock & WilcoxEquipment supplierBoiler manufacturer

Waste Management, Inc.Former owner / sellerHistorical corporate seller

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

Timeline and sources

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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
Agreement to build the facilitywestfaironl...
Westchester County signed an agreement with Wheelabrator-Frye to build the Charles Point facility.
Oct 1984
Oct 1984
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN1 with this operating date.
Jun 21, 2016
Jun 21, 2016
Permit Throughput Modificationextapps.dec...
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.
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
County Operating-Contract Extensionwestchester...
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.
Apr 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021
WIN Waste Innovations rebrandwin-waste.c...
Wheelabrator Technologies integrated with nine other waste-industry businesses and operated under the WIN Waste Innovations brand.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

documents.dps.ny.govdocuments.dps.ny.govauthoritative

Common questions about Wheelabrator Westchester

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Wheelabrator Westchester?

Wheelabrator Westchester reports 59.5 MW other of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. 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 383.8 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. 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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