Onondaga County Resource Recovery
Onondaga County, New York · EIA plant ID 50662 · Operator: Covanta Onondega LP
Nameplate40MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation182GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor68%other units, summer MW
Heat rate22,278Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1994
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 | 220.8 | 84.0% | — |
| 2002 | 221.5 | 84.3% | — |
| 2003 | 224 | 85.3% | — |
| 2004 | 232.4 | 87.9% | 16,606 |
| 2005 | 226.3 | 85.7% | 17,054 |
| 2006 | 229.7 | 87.2% | 16,903 |
| 2007 | 222.3 | 84.6% | — |
| 2008 | 219.5 | 83.3% | — |
| 2009 | 197.4 | 75.1% | — |
| 2010 | 190.1 | 72.3% | — |
| 2011 | 206.2 | 78.5% | — |
| 2012 | 199.4 | 75.7% | — |
| 2013 | 188.2 | 71.3% | 17,933 |
| 2014 | 187.3 | 71.2% | 17,989 |
| 2015 | 190.6 | 72.3% | 20,444 |
| 2016 | 197.8 | 74.7% | 18,001 |
| 2017 | 221.3 | 84.0% | 17,747 |
| 2018 | 216.1 | 81.9% | 18,709 |
| 2019 | 222.8 | 84.4% | 17,906 |
| 2020 | 224.2 | 84.7% | 17,600 |
| 2021 | 224.9 | 85.2% | 18,409 |
| 2022 | 230.7 | 87.4% | 18,028 |
| 2023 | 224.9 | 85.3% | 17,798 |
| 2024 | 207.2 | 78.2% | 18,529 |
| 2025 | 184.4 | 68.8% | 21,429 |
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 | 39.5 | 30 | Nov 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Covanta Onondega LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Covanta Onondega LP | 100.0% | 40 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Onondaga County- Jamesville | 2 MW | 4.6 km |
| Carr Street Generating Station | 123 MW | 6.8 km |
| Sunvestment Energy Group NY 63 LLC | 2 MW | 7.4 km |
| Manilus | 5 MW | 8.6 km |
| Clemons Road Solar | 3 MW | 10.7 km |
| USNY - Geddes | 3 MW | 10.8 km |