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
Owner
Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
318 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Municipal Solid Waste
Units
1
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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