Energy-from-Waste Facility

Covanta Pittsfield, LLC
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

The Pittsfield Resource Recovery Facility, operating as Covanta Pittsfield, LLC, is compactly located on 5.8 acres adjacent to Crane & Company, manufacturers of American and international currency paper stock. In operation since 1981, the facility is one of the oldest continually operating Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities in the United States. The facility processes 240 tons per day of solid waste generated from residential and commercial operations throughout Berkshire County. Annually, the facility produces over 450 million pounds of steam as well as 3.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity used for facility operations. During its long and successful history, the facility has offset the use of 16,000 gallons of oil per day by Crane & Company.

Technical Data

Facility Address:

500 Hubbard Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413464-9270

Site:

5.8 acres owned by Covanta Pittsfield, LLC

Commercial Operation:

1981

Energy-from-Waste System:

  Two 120 ton-per-day Enercon mass-burn refractory lined combustors with ash separating system

Boiler Design:

250 psig/540°F superheater outlet conditions
Air Pollution Control Equipment: Electrostatic Precipitators, Venturi Scrubbers, Wet Scrubbers and Activated Carbon Injection equipment for mercury and dioxin capture

Rated Refuse Capacity:

240 tons per day or 84,000 tons per year

Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:

34,000 lbs. of steam per hour each refuse unit and 861 kW of in-house electricity via a vent turbine.

Sold to:

Crane & Company for steam used in the papermaking process.