39.5 MW Muni. Waste operating in Onondaga, NY — New York Independent System Operator
39.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1994
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.0049, -76.1152
County
Onondaga, NY
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 Onondega LP | Covanta Onondaga | — |
| Owner(s) | Covanta Onondega LP | EQT | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Onondaga County Resource Recovery facility is a 39.5 MW waste-to-energy plant located in Onondaga County, New York. The plant began operating in 1994 and utilizes municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source. It consists of a single generator and is operated by Covanta Onondega LP, a subsidiary of EQT, a company based in Sweden. The facility is interconnected with the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) grid and falls within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) NPCC region.
In the most recent year of data, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery facility generated 184,432 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 53.2%. Among similar waste-to-energy plants in New York State, it ranks 4th out of 10, and nationally it ranks 26th out of 56.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
New York Independent System Operator
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
15.8K MWh
Latest Month
184.4K MWh
Annual Generation
53.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
ONONDAGA_REF_OCCRA
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
NYISO direct
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
NYISO
LMP Node
23987
Pricing Hub
NYISO Zone C
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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