Covanta Mid-Conn., Inc.

COVANTA Mid-Conn., Inc.
Hartford, Connecticut

Covanta Mid-Connecticut, Inc.  (Covanta Mid-Conn) operates the Mid-Connecticut Resource Recovery Facility for the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority (CRRA).  Covanta Mid-Conn is owned by its parent company Covanta Energy Inc.

The Mid-Conn. Resource Recovery Facility located on the site of an old utility plant on the banks of the Connecticut River, began commercial operation in October 1987.  The facility operates 24-hours a day 7-days a week.  The facility 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.  The facility is also designed to burn coal when solid waste is unavailable.