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67 MW Muni. Waste operating in Fairfield, CT — ISO New England Inc.
67 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1988
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.1625, -73.2085
County
Fairfield, CT
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | — |
| Owner(s) | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings | WIN Waste Innovations |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Wheelabrator Bridgeport is a 67 MW waste-to-energy power plant located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The plant began operating in 1988 and has a single generator utilizing municipal solid waste (MSW) as its primary fuel source. It is owned by Wheelabrator Technologies Holdings and operated by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems. The plant is within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Wheelabrator Bridgeport generated 470,913 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 80.2%. The plant is ranked as the largest of four waste-to-energy facilities in Connecticut and the tenth largest of 56 such facilities nationally.
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
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
41.6K MWh
Latest Month
470.9K MWh
Annual Generation
80.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1856 lb/MWh
NOx
4 lb/MWh
SO₂
3 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.156 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
78.9%
Annual Net Gen
463 GWh
CO₂eq
1930 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $234.2M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Wheelabrator Bridgeport Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Wheelabrator Technologies
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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