Wheelabrator Bridgeport
Other power plant · Fairfield County, Connecticut
Nameplate capacity
67 MW
Rank in Connecticut
#21
of 184 plants
In service since
1988
July 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
- County
- Fairfield County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.61%
- Rank among other plants in Connecticut
- #9 of 29
- EIA plant code
- 50883
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 67 MW | 58 MW | 1988 | 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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| Algonquin Windsor Locks | Natural gas | 71 MW |
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| Plainfield Renewable Energy LLC | Other | 43 MW |
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 67 MW solar plant and a 67 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