Wheelabrator Frackville Energy
A 48 MW coal power plant in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, owned by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, commissioned in 1988, retired in 2020.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 50879Retired 2020Coal
Nameplate capacity
48 MW
Primary fuel
Coal
Commissioned
1988
Location
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Generation (2020)
50.7 GWh
Status
Retired
Retired
2020
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 263.7 | |
| 2016 | 332.7 | |
| 2017 | 369.6 | |
| 2018 | 326.3 | |
| 2019 | 338.3 | |
| 2020 | 50.7 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B Rich Memorial Power Station | Coal | 88.4 MW | ~2 km |
| St Nicholas Cogen Project | Coal | 99.2 MW | ~4 km |
| Locust Ridge II LLC | Wind | 102 MW | ~7 km |
| Locust Ridge | Wind | 26 MW | ~9 km |
| Schuylkill Haven PA BTM | Oil | 5.4 MW | ~17 km |
| Hazelton | Natural Gas | 171.5 MW | ~20 km |