Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in Lisbon, Connecticut, the Wheelabrator Lisbon waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for communities while generating clean electricity for sale to the local utility. The Lisbon facility processes up to 500 tons per day of municipal solid waste from both unincorporated and incorporated towns and cities in eastern Connecticut. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to Connecticut Light and Power, can generate more than 15,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of more than 18,000 Connecticut homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: Eastern Connecticut /225,000 people
Type of Contract: Full service/operate
Ownership: Eastern Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority
Financing: Revenue Bonds
Start-up: 1995

REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
Number of Process Lines: 2 @ 250 tons-per-day each
Feed System: 2 overhead cranes with ram feeders
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating
Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Propane
Waste Volume Reduction: 95%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
Materials Recovery: +8" metals, aggregate, ferrous

AIR QUALITY CONTROL
Type of Equipment: Selective non-catalytic reduction, dry scrubbers, fabric filters, carbon injection

ENERGY PRODUCTION
Type of Energy: Electric Power
Steam Flow to Turbine: 131,000 pounds per hour @ 850 psig/825*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 15 megawatts
Cooling System: Water-cooled condenser
Customer: Connecticut Light & Power