Energy-from-Waste Facility

Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy LP.
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy LP. began commercial operation in February 1992 for the Waste System Authority of Eastern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, which controls the waste flow for 22 municipalities. The facility, which operates as Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy LP., processes approximately 1,216 tons per day of municipal solid waste, generating greater than 32 megawatts of renewable energy sold to Exelon. The facility is equipped with a water cooled turbine-generator condenser used to convert steam to water for continuous cycling of water through the boilers.

Technical Data

Facility Address: 

1155 Conshohocken Road
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
(610) 940-6000

Site: 

20.9 acres

Commercial Operation: 

February 1992

Energy-from-Waste System:  

Two 608 ton-per-day Steinmuller Gmbh reciprocating grate and water wall furnaces

Boiler Design: 

650 pounds per square inch gauge/750°F superheater outlet condition

Air Pollution Control Equipment: 

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

Rated Refuse Capacity: 

1,216 tons per day

Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity: 

32 megawatts of electricity

Sold to: 

Exelon (an electric power company)