Covanta Onondaga Energy-from-Waste Facility

COVANTA Onondaga, L.P.
Jamesville, New York

The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Facility, operating as Covanta Onondaga, L.P., began commercial operation in February 1995. Covanta operates the facility for the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, which controls the waste flow in the county, including the greater Syracuse region. The facility processes 990 tons per day of municipal solid waste, generating up to 39.5 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy that is sold to National Grid. The facility is equipped with an air-cooled condenser used for condensing turbine exhaust.

Technical Data

Facility Address: 

5801 Rock Cut Road
Jamesville, NY 13078
(315) 498-4111

Site: 

12 acres

Commercial Operation: 

February 25, 1995

Energy-from-Waste System: 

Three 330 ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system

Boiler Design: 

865 pounds per square inch gauge (psig)/830°F superheater outlet conditions

Air Pollution Control Equipment: 

Semi-dry flue gas scrubbers injecting lime, fabric filter baghouses, nitrogen oxide control system, mercury control system, and continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) system

Rated Refuse Capacity: 

990 tons per day

Energy Generation at Rated Capacity: 

39.5 (MW) from one condensing steam turbine generator

Sold to: 

National Grid