67 MW Muni. Waste operating in Fairfield, CT — ISO New England Inc.
67 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1988
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.1625, -73.2085
County
Fairfield, CT
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | — |
| Owner(s) | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings | WIN Waste Innovations |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Wheelabrator Bridgeport is a 67 MW waste-to-energy power plant located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The plant began operating in 1988 and has a single generator utilizing municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source. It is owned by Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings and operated by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems. The plant is within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Wheelabrator Bridgeport generated 470,913 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 80.2%. The plant is ranked as the largest of four waste-to-energy facilities in Connecticut and the tenth largest of 56 such facilities nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
41.6K MWh
Latest Month
470.9K MWh
Annual Generation
80.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Wheelabrator Bridgeport Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Wheelabrator Technologies
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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