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16.3 MW Muni. Waste operating in Hartford, CT — ISO New England Inc.
16.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1987
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.1322, -96.0179
County
Hartford, CT
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Covanta Bristol Inc | Reworld Bristol Inc | — |
| Owner(s) | Covanta Bristol Inc | EQT | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Covanta Bristol Energy is a 16.3 MW waste-to-energy power plant located in Hartford County, Connecticut. The plant began operating in 1987 and is owned by EQT, a company based in Sweden, and operated by Covanta Bristol Inc. The facility utilizes municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source and has one generator. It ranks third out of four waste-to-energy plants in Connecticut, and 43rd out of 56 such plants nationally.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Covanta Bristol Energy generated 109,350 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 76.5%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ISO-NE
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc. (ISNE)
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
9.7K MWh
Latest Month
109.3K MWh
Annual Generation
76.5%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2109 lb/MWh
NOx
4 lb/MWh
SO₂
4 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.178 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
72.7%
Annual Net Gen
104 GWh
CO₂eq
2194 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $57.0M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Forestville Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
2.283 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.FORESTVL13.8
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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