SECCRA Community Landfill
Chester County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 56873 · Operator: Southeastern Chester County Refuse Auth
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor9%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2007
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 57.9% | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2010 | 14 | 77.0% | — |
| 2011 | 15.6 | 71.3% | — |
| 2012 | 18.4 | 83.7% | — |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 51.1% | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 45.5% | — |
| 2015 | 6.1 | 27.9% | — |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 21.4% | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 27.4% | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 18.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 31.0% | — |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 16.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 26.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 22.1% | — |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 15.5% | — |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.6% | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 9.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | Jan 2007 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nov 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.1 | 1.1 | Oct 2008 | Retired Nov 2010 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Southeastern Chester County Refuse Auth. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Southeastern Chester County Refuse Auth | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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