Covanta Babylon Inc
Suffolk County, New York · EIA plant ID 50649 · Operator: Covanta Babylon Inc
Nameplate17MWSummer 14 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation123GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor96%other units, summer MW
Heat rate19,112Btu/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 | 106.1 | 81.7% | 21,312 |
| 2002 | 106.7 | 84.6% | 21,528 |
| 2003 | 106.7 | 84.5% | 20,665 |
| 2004 | 103.7 | 81.8% | 21,007 |
| 2005 | 107.1 | 85.1% | — |
| 2006 | 106.4 | 84.6% | — |
| 2007 | 113.1 | 89.6% | — |
| 2008 | 102 | 80.6% | — |
| 2009 | 113.4 | 89.9% | — |
| 2010 | 113.2 | 89.7% | — |
| 2011 | 114 | 90.4% | — |
| 2012 | 116 | 91.7% | — |
| 2013 | 110.5 | 87.4% | 22,037 |
| 2014 | 109.5 | 86.6% | 22,111 |
| 2015 | 110.5 | 87.3% | 21,450 |
| 2016 | 116.4 | 91.8% | 20,568 |
| 2017 | 114.8 | 90.8% | 21,107 |
| 2018 | 112.1 | 88.6% | 20,905 |
| 2019 | 115.3 | 91.2% | 21,505 |
| 2020 | 116.5 | 91.8% | 21,709 |
| 2021 | 115 | 90.9% | 21,693 |
| 2022 | 113.8 | 89.9% | 25,053 |
| 2023 | 118.1 | 93.0% | 22,007 |
| 2024 | 123.9 | 97.5% | 20,537 |
| 2025 | 124.1 | 97.7% | 20,348 |
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 | 17 | 14.4 | Jan 1989 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Covanta Babylon Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Covanta Babylon Inc | 100.0% | 17 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pinelawn Power LLC | 82 MW | 0.2 km |
| SL Babylon | 9 MW | 1 km |
| KCE NY 30, LLC | — | 5.3 km |
| West Babylon | 52 MW | 5.4 km |
| North County | 1 MW | 6.2 km |
| Dennison | 2 MW | 6.2 km |