Wheelabrator Baltimore Refuse
Baltimore City County, Maryland · EIA plant ID 10629 · Operator: Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Nameplate65MWSummer 61 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation317GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor59%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1984
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), other units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 260.2 | 48.5% | — |
| 2002 | 214.8 | 40.0% | — |
| 2003 | 245 | 45.6% | — |
| 2004 | 259.9 | 48.3% | — |
| 2005 | 313.1 | 58.3% | — |
| 2006 | 321.9 | 59.9% | — |
| 2007 | 309.5 | 57.6% | — |
| 2008 | 319.4 | 59.3% | — |
| 2009 | 301.1 | 56.1% | — |
| 2010 | 311.1 | 57.9% | — |
| 2011 | 307.4 | 57.2% | — |
| 2012 | 299.8 | 55.7% | — |
| 2013 | 314.8 | 58.6% | — |
| 2014 | 323.1 | 60.2% | — |
| 2015 | 321.9 | 60.0% | — |
| 2016 | 363.6 | 67.5% | — |
| 2017 | 336.9 | 62.7% | — |
| 2018 | 335.3 | 62.4% | — |
| 2019 | 324.2 | 60.4% | — |
| 2020 | 297.3 | 55.2% | — |
| 2021 | 337.3 | 62.8% | — |
| 2022 | 218.6 | 40.7% | — |
| 2023 | 291.3 | 54.2% | — |
| 2024 | 317.6 | 59.0% | — |
| 2025 | 294.4 | 54.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 60.2 | 57 | Nov 1984 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 4.3 | 4.3 | Jan 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Wheelabrator Environmental Systems. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | 100.0% | 65 MW |
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