Pioneer Valley Resource RecoveryRetired
Hampden County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 50273 · Operator: Covanta Springfield LLC
×9 MW other retired since 2020 (latest Apr 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 56.9 | 84.1% | 20,183 |
| 2002 | 56.6 | 81.8% | 20,626 |
| 2003 | 53.6 | 76.5% | 21,394 |
| 2004 | 53.6 | 80.5% | 20,320 |
| 2005 | 40.6 | 61.5% | 27,352 |
| 2006 | 42.8 | 64.8% | 25,445 |
| 2007 | 51.7 | 78.6% | — |
| 2008 | 49.9 | 75.8% | — |
| 2009 | 46.7 | 71.1% | — |
| 2010 | 45.3 | 69.0% | — |
| 2011 | 43.6 | 66.4% | — |
| 2012 | 38.7 | 58.8% | — |
| 2013 | 46.1 | 68.4% | 27,249 |
| 2014 | 45.6 | 68.1% | 27,078 |
| 2015 | 42.2 | 63.3% | 27,255 |
| 2016 | 41.1 | 61.5% | 28,743 |
| 2017 | 38.5 | 57.6% | 29,602 |
| 2018 | 39.3 | 59.1% | — |
| 2019 | 33.4 | 49.9% | — |
| 2020 | 32.3 | 48.1% | — |
| 2021 | 27.6 | 41.2% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 30.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLV1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 9.4 | 7.5 | May 1988 | Retired Apr 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Covanta Springfield LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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