18.3 MW Muni. Waste operating in New London, CT — ISO New England Inc.
18.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1991
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.4750, -72.0688
County
New London, CT
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company | Reworld Southeastern LP | — |
| Owner(s) | Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company | EQT | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company is a waste-to-energy power plant located in New London County, Connecticut. The plant has a total capacity of 18.3 MW and began operating in 1991. It is owned by EQT, a company based in Sweden, and operated by Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company. The plant utilizes municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source and has one generator.
In the most recent year of reported data, the Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company generated 116,403 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 72.6%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. It is the second-largest of four waste-to-energy plants in Connecticut, and ranks 39th out of 56 similar plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
9.9K MWh
Latest Month
116.4K MWh
Annual Generation
72.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
562
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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