World Power Plants

Keystone Recovery5.6 MW Waste

Waste

Keystone Recovery is a 5.6 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure since 1995. Ranked #312 of 541 waste plants in the United States. Its 5.6 MW represents 0.06% of the United States' total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Keystone Recovery 28.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lackawanna Energy Center (1,665 MW, Gas) and Procter & Gamble Mehoopany Mill (120.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 150 km northwest of Philadelphia.

Capacity
5.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1995

31 years old

Owner
APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure
Location
41.4363°, -75.5984°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,670. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,893 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #498 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

31 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

APTIM Environmental & Infrastructure operates 2 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

92 plants within 100 km, 17,548 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lackawanna Energy Center (6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.436300, -75.598400
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.3 Kt
34 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
351.3 Kt
Over 31 years of operation
Past Retirement
2020
6 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.5K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
515.1K
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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