Lancaster County Resource Recovery
A 35.7 MW waste power plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, owned by Covanta Lancaster Inc, commissioned in 1990.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 50859Waste
Nameplate capacity
35.7 MW
Primary fuel
Waste
Commissioned
1990
Owner
Covanta Lancaster Inc
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
186.2 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Municipal Solid Waste
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 221.5 | |
| 2016 | 225.6 | |
| 2017 | 201.4 | |
| 2018 | 197 | |
| 2019 | 196.4 | |
| 2020 | 189.7 | |
| 2021 | 191.9 | |
| 2022 | 190.4 | |
| 2023 | 186.8 | |
| 2024 | 186.2 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunner Island | Natural Gas | 1.62 GW | ~5 km |
| York Haven | Hydroelectric | 19.6 MW | ~7 km |
| Haleon York RDC Solar Facility | Solar | 2.6 MW | ~8 km |
| York County Resource Recovery | Waste | 36.5 MW | ~10 km |
| Elizabethtown Solar | Solar | 2 MW | ~10 km |
| Crane Clean Energy Center | Nuclear | 980.8 MW | ~11 km |
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