WHEELABRATOR BRIDGEPORT

How WHEELABRATOR BRIDGEPORT compares

With 67 MW of capacity, WHEELABRATOR BRIDGEPORT ranks 19th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and is the largest of the 5 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 57% of Connecticut's operating Biomass capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 51st-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1988, it is older than 62% of the 66 operating Connecticut plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WHEELABRATOR ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, runs 2 operating plants in Connecticut totaling 82 MW. It shares Greater Bridgeport Planning Region with 4 other operating plants, including BRIDGEPORT STATION and BRIDGEPORT ENERGY PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 67 MW of nameplate capacity, all municipal solid waste technology. Net generation was 452 GWh in 2024 (a 77% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BRIDGEPORT RESCO, about 1.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 24 operating power plants totaling 6,200 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTHPORT (1,564 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is Crown Castle Brentwood (1650 Islip) in Brentwood, about 26.1 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology