Wheelabrator Falls
Bucks County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 54746 · Operator: Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
Nameplate53MWSummer 44 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation300GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor78%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 354 | 84.0% | — |
| 2002 | 353.8 | 84.0% | — |
| 2003 | 350.2 | 83.1% | — |
| 2004 | 349.3 | 82.7% | — |
| 2005 | 348.4 | 82.7% | — |
| 2006 | 350.5 | 83.2% | — |
| 2007 | 354.7 | 84.2% | — |
| 2008 | 350.6 | 83.0% | — |
| 2009 | 341.7 | 81.1% | — |
| 2010 | 318.8 | 75.6% | — |
| 2011 | 327.9 | 77.8% | — |
| 2012 | 342.5 | 81.1% | — |
| 2013 | 337.4 | 80.1% | — |
| 2014 | 339.7 | 84.3% | — |
| 2015 | 321.5 | 79.8% | — |
| 2016 | 330.6 | 83.5% | — |
| 2017 | 306.9 | 81.3% | — |
| 2018 | 316.5 | 82.3% | — |
| 2019 | 293.3 | 76.3% | — |
| 2020 | 302.7 | 78.5% | — |
| 2021 | 312.1 | 81.2% | — |
| 2022 | 259.5 | 67.5% | — |
| 2023 | 315.8 | 82.1% | — |
| 2024 | 305.1 | 79.1% | — |
| 2025 | 262 | 68.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFI1 | Municipal Solid Waste | ST | 53.3 | 43.9 | May 1994 | 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% | 53 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pennsbury | retired | 1.1 km |
| Tullytown | 2 MW | 1.6 km |
| MF Mesa Lane LLC | 3 MW | 1.8 km |
| Falls | 64 MW | 2.4 km |
| Fairless Energy Center | 1,338 MW | 2.8 km |
| Fairless Hills | retired | 2.9 km |