PWD Northeast WPCP Biogas Cogen Plant
Other power plant · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Philadelphia Water Department
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Pennsylvania
- #33 of 58
- EIA plant code
- 58326
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBG1 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| NBG2 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| NBG3 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| NBG4 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.4 MW | 1.4 MW | 2013 | 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 Pennsylvania
| Bucknell University | Natural gas | 5.9 MW |
| ECP Uptown Campus | Natural gas | 5.6 MW |
| Blakely (PA) RTO BTM | Other | 5.4 MW |
| Ephrata PA BTM | Other | 5.4 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 5.6 MW solar plant and a 5.6 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 Pennsylvania power plants · What Pennsylvania actually generates