Wheelabrator Portsmouth
A 60 MW waste power plant in Portsmouth City, Virginia, owned by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, commissioned in 1987, retired in 2024.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 54998Retired 2024Waste
Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Primary fuel
Waste
Commissioned
1987
Owner
Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Location
Portsmouth City, Virginia
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
16.4 GWh
Status
Retired
Retired
2024
Technology
Municipal Solid Waste
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 265.7 | |
| 2016 | 251.9 | |
| 2017 | 256.1 | |
| 2018 | 217.7 | |
| 2019 | 196.5 | |
| 2020 | 198.4 | |
| 2021 | 172.1 | |
| 2022 | 124.8 | |
| 2023 | 49.8 | |
| 2024 | 16.4 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth River Power Station | Natural Gas | 388.8 MW | ~4 km |
| Chesapeake | Oil | 51.1 MW | ~4 km |
| Western Branch High School | Solar | 1 MW | ~10 km |
| IKEA Norfolk Rooftop PV System | Solar | 0.9 MW | ~12 km |
| Chesapeake Solar Project | Solar | 132 MW | ~14 km |
| Bedford Solar (Dominion) | Solar | 70 MW | ~17 km |