Energy-from-Waste Facility

Covanta Warren Energy Resource Co., L.P.
Oxford, New Jersey

The Covanta Warren Energy Resource Company, L.P., Facility, located in rural western New Jersey, began commercial operation in July 1988. It serves Warren County and the surrounding areas. The facility can process up to 548 tons per day of municipal solid waste, generating up to 13.5 megawatts of clean renewable energy that is sold to Jersey Central Power and Light, a First Energy Company.

The facility is owned and operated by Covanta Energy, Inc. It is an integral part of the solid waste management plan for the county.

Technical Data

Facility Address:  

218 Mt. Pisgah Avenue
Oxford, NJ 07863
(908) 453-2195

Site: 

22.38 acres in Oxford, New Jersey

Commercial Operation:  

July 1988 (Covanta acquired the facility in 1991 from the Blount Energy Resource Corp.)

Energy-from-Waste System:  

Two 274 ton-per-day mass-burn waterwall furnaces with W+E Umwelttechnik A.G. stoker and ash handling equipment.

Boiler Design: 

630 pounds per square inch gauge/752°F superheater outlet conditions

Air Pollution Control Equipment:  

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

Rated Refuse Capacity: 

548 tons per day

Energy Generation @ Rated Capacity:  

up to 13.5 megawatts from one condensing steam turbine generator

Sold to: 

Jersey Central Power and Light Company