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Huntington Resource Recovery Facility28 MW Waste

WasteVerified: Jul 2026

Huntington Resource Recovery Facility is a 28 MW waste-to-energy plant in the United States, operated by Huntington Resource Recovery since 1992. Ranked #105 of 541 waste plants in the United States. This plant's 28 MW represents 0.29% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,768 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Huntington Resource Recovery 5.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Northport (1564 MW, Gas), Northport Power Station (1564 MW, Gas), and Bridgeport Station (994.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 50 km southwest of Bridgeport.

Capacity
28 MW
Commissioning Year
1992

34 years old

Owner
Huntington Resource Recovery
Location
40.8814°, -73.2906°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,561. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #17,220 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #154 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

34 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Huntington Resource Recovery operates 1 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

309 plants within 100 km, 40,874 MW combined

Nearest plant: Saint Catherine of Siena Medical Center (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.881400, -73.290600
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
56.7 Kt
172 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
1.93 Mt
Over 34 years of operation
Past Retirement
2017
9 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
12.3K
cars per year
7.6K
homes per year
2.6M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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