York County Resource Recovery
York County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 50215 · Operator: York County Solid W & R Auth
Nameplate37MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation243GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor91%other units, summer MW
Heat rate15,551Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1989
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 233.5 | 97.9% | 19,030 |
| 2002 | 223.9 | 93.8% | 19,050 |
| 2003 | 228.7 | 91.8% | 20,258 |
| 2004 | 220.9 | 86.9% | 19,444 |
| 2005 | 228.7 | 90.6% | 19,022 |
| 2006 | 229.8 | 91.0% | 19,484 |
| 2007 | 236.7 | 93.6% | 18,944 |
| 2008 | 224.3 | 87.1% | 20,101 |
| 2009 | 215.6 | 84.0% | 20,109 |
| 2010 | 211.2 | 82.0% | 19,661 |
| 2011 | 206 | 79.3% | 21,773 |
| 2012 | 228.5 | 88.6% | 19,071 |
| 2013 | 165.1 | 64.1% | 29,267 |
| 2014 | 229.6 | 90.5% | 19,364 |
| 2015 | 222.3 | 74.0% | 20,580 |
| 2016 | 221.1 | 75.6% | 20,605 |
| 2017 | 234 | 84.5% | 18,744 |
| 2018 | 166 | 57.6% | 26,781 |
| 2019 | 255.1 | 94.6% | 18,494 |
| 2020 | 260.6 | 93.2% | 18,117 |
| 2021 | 261 | 98.6% | 16,165 |
| 2022 | 257.7 | 97.0% | 16,729 |
| 2023 | 255.3 | 96.0% | 16,318 |
| 2024 | 242.1 | 89.7% | 17,141 |
| 2025 | 224.8 | 83.5% | 17,372 |
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 | 36.5 | 30 | Nov 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: York County Solid W & R Auth. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| York County Solid W & R Auth | 100.0% | 37 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| York Generation Company LLC | retired | 4 km |
| GSK York RDC Solar Facility | 3 MW | 4.9 km |
| Cottontail Solar 2 | 20 MW | 8.5 km |
| Dover Solar (PA) | — | 9 km |
| Strinestown Solar | — | 10 km |
| Lancaster County Resource Recovery | 36 MW | 10 km |