WHEELABRATOR FALLS

How WHEELABRATOR FALLS compares

With 53 MW of capacity, WHEELABRATOR FALLS ranks 73rd among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 4th of the 21 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Pennsylvania's operating Biomass capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 71st-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is older than 55% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Bucks County with 6 other operating plants, including FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER and CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 53 MW of nameplate capacity, all municipal solid waste technology. Net generation was 305 GWh in 2024 (a 65% capacity factor), up 18% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MCDOWELL, about 1.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PECO ENERGY CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 36 operating power plants totaling 2,505 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER (1,338 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix PH1 - Philadelphia in Philadelphia, about 25.1 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