Energy-from-Waste Facility

Covanta Fairfax, Inc.
Lorton, Virginia

The I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery Facility, operating as Covanta Fairfax, Inc., began commercial operation in June 1990. It is Covanta Energy's largest facility, processing more than 3,000 tons perday of municipal solid waste for a population of more than 900,000 in the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Fairfax County, Virginia. The facility sells over 80 megawatts of renewable energy to Dominion Virginia Power Company, enough energy to meet the needs of over 80,000 homes. It is the first Covanta Energy facility to have a non-ferrous metal recovery system.

Technical Data

Facility Address:

9898 Furnace Road
Lorton, VA 22079
(703) 690-6860

Site:

22.9 acres in Lorton, VA

Commercial Operation:

June 1, 1990

Energy-from-Waste System:

Four 750+ ton-per-day waterwall furnaces with Martin® reverse-reciprocating grates and ash handling system

Boiler Design:

865 pounds per square inch gauge/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:

3,000 tons per day

Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:

up to 80 megawatts for sale from two condensing steam turbine generators

Sold to:

Dominion Virginia Power Company