World Power Plants

Wheelabrator North Andover40.3 MW Waste

Waste

Wheelabrator North Andover is a 40.3 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems since 1985. Ranked #76 of 541 waste plants in the United States, Wheelabrator North Andover's 40.3 MW accounts for 0.41% of the country's total waste capacity of 9,769 MW. The largest waste plant in the United States is Covington Facility at 161 MW, making Wheelabrator North Andover 4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mystic Generating Station (2,375.6 MW, Gas), Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant (1,242 MW, Nuclear), and Seabrook (1,242 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located approximately 30 km from Boston in the northeastern region of the United States.

Capacity
40.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Location
42.7262°, -71.1219°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,201. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #15,112 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #102 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

Wheelabrator Environmental Systems operates 16 plants totalling 694 MW

Regional density

297 plants within 100 km, 14,716 MW combined

Nearest plant: Covanta Haverhill (4.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.726200, -71.121900
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
81.5 Kt
247 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.34 Mt
Over 41 years of operation
Past Retirement
2010
16 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
17.7K
cars per year
10.9K
homes per year
3.7M
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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