Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company
Other power plant · New London County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company
- County
- New London County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among other plants in Connecticut
- #15 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 10646
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 18 MW | 16 MW | 1991 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 18 MW solar plant and a 18 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Connecticut power plants · What Connecticut actually generates