Energy-from-Waste Facility

Covanta Mid-Connecticut, Inc.
Hartford, Connecticut

Covanta Mid-Connecticut, Inc. (or Covanta Mid-Conn) has operated the Mid-Connecticut Resource Recovery Facility for its owner, the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority (CRRA), since 1993. It began commercial operation in October 1987 and is located on the site of an old utility plant on the banks of the Connecticut River. Covanta Mid-Conn operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It processes approximately 2,000 tons of refuse derived fuel (RDF) per day or 624,000 tons per year while operating two 45 megawatt (MW) electrical generators with an output of 68.5 MW.  This is equivalent to an estimated savings of 750,000 barrels of oil per year, or the equivalent of the electrical consumption of 70,000 homes.

Technical Data

Facility Address:

Reserve Road, Gate 20-40
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 240-7100

Site:

57 acres in Hartford, Connecticut

Commercial Operation:

October 1987 (Covanta acquired the facility in 1993 from Combustion Engineering/ABB)

Energy-from-Waste System:

Three 676 ton-per-day (RDF) waterwall furnaces with CE traveling grates

Boiler Design:

880 pounds per square inch gauge (psig)/825°F

Air Pollution Control Equipment:

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

Rated Refuse Capacity:

2000 tons per day (refuse-derived fuel)

Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:

up to 68.5 megawatts from two condensing steam turbine generators

Sold to:

Connecticut Light & Power Company