Frey Farm Landfill
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 56510 · Operator: EPP Renewable Energy
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor55%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.2 | 54.1% | — |
| 2008 | 13.8 | 49.0% | — |
| 2009 | 13 | 46.2% | — |
| 2010 | 18.2 | 64.9% | — |
| 2011 | 20 | 71.2% | — |
| 2012 | 18.5 | 65.8% | — |
| 2013 | 13.9 | 49.5% | — |
| 2014 | 14.6 | 52.1% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1 | 50.1% | — |
| 2016 | 13.5 | 48.0% | — |
| 2017 | 13.1 | 86.2% | — |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 90.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 77.6% | — |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 93.7% | — |
| 2021 | 18.2 | 129.9% | — |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 118.1% | — |
| 2023 | 16.4 | 58.4% | — |
| 2024 | 15.6 | 55.7% | — |
| 2025 | 15.3 | 54.6% | — |
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 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jan 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Jan 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: EPP Renewable Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| EPP Renewable Energy | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| PPL Frey Farm Landfill Wind | 3 MW | 1 km |
| Safe Harbor | 418 MW | 6 km |
| Mount Joy Wire | 1 MW | 16.9 km |
| PPL Holtwood | 247 MW | 17.5 km |
| York Generation Company LLC | retired | 20 km |
| Muddy Run | 1,072 MW | 20.9 km |