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York County Resource Recovery36.5 MW Waste

Waste

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.

Capacity
36.5 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
York County Solid W & R Auth
Location
40.0017°, -76.7183°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Waste fleet average: 23.1 years

Operator portfolio

York County Solid W & R Auth operates 1 plants totalling 37 MW

Regional density

138 plants within 100 km, 29,548 MW combined

Nearest plant: York Generation Company LLC (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.001700, -76.718300
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
73.9 Kt
224 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
2.73 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2014
12 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
16.1K
cars per year
9.8K
homes per year
3.4M
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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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