Wheelabrator Westchester
Other power plant · Westchester County, New York
Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Rank in New York
#98
of 1,152 plants
In service since
1984
October 1984
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Operator
- Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
- County
- Westchester County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among other plants in New York
- #10 of 99
- EIA plant code
- 50882
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | 60 MW | 53 MW | 1984 | 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 60 MW solar plant and a 60 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