Wheelabrator Millbury Facility
A 47.6 MW waste power plant in Worcester, Massachusetts, owned by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, commissioned in 1987.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 50878Waste
Nameplate capacity
47.6 MW
Primary fuel
Waste
Commissioned
1987
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
318 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Municipal Solid Waste
Units
1
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts · 42.2214, -71.7669
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 325.2 | |
| 2016 | 315 | |
| 2017 | 293.5 | |
| 2018 | 319.5 | |
| 2019 | 310.4 | |
| 2020 | 313.2 | |
| 2021 | 320.6 | |
| 2022 | 318.6 | |
| 2023 | 314 | |
| 2024 | 318 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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