York County Resource Recovery is a 36.5 MW waste power plant in the United States, operated by York County Solid Waste & Resource Authority since 1989. Ranked #84 of 541 waste plants in the United States, this facility represents 0.37% 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 York County Resource Recovery 4.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Peach Bottom (2876.4 MW, Nuclear), Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (1839 MW, Nuclear), and Brunner Island (1616.1 MW, Coal). It is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 30 km south of Harrisburg.
37 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,310. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #15,651 worldwide by installed capacity
- #113 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
37 years in operation
Waste fleet average: 23.1 years
York County Solid W & R Auth operates 1 plants totalling 37 MW
138 plants within 100 km, 29,548 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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