Wheelabrator Hudson Falls
Other power plant · Washington County, New York
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in New York
#188
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1991
November 1991
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
- County
- Washington County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #23 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 10503
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 14 MW | 12 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.
Similarly sized plants in New York
| NSF Union | Solar | 15 MW |
| Sturgeon | Hydro | 14 MW |
| Southold | Other | 14 MW |
| South Glens Falls Hydroelectric | Hydro | 14 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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 New York power plants · What New York actually generates