Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. | A Waste Management Company

Located in Peekskill, New York, the Wheelabrator Westchester waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for Westchester County, New York while generating clean electricity for sale to the local utility. The Westchester facility processes up to 2,250 tons per day of municipal solid waste for 35 communities. At full capacity, the plant, which sells electricity to Consolidated Edison Company, can generate 60,000 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy per hour. This is the equivalent of supplying all of the electrical needs of more than 87,000 New York homes.

GENERAL
Area Served: Westchester County / 850,000 people
Type of Contract: Full service/own and operate
Financing: Revenue Bonds/N.Y. State EQBA Funds / Private equity
Start-up: 1984

REFUSE COMBUSTION
Type of System: Mass-burn, waterwall boilers
Operation: 24 hours per day, 7 days per week
Number of Process Lines: 3 @ 750 tons per day
Feed System: Overhead refuse cranes and ram feeders
Grate Design: Von Roll reciprocating grates
Combustion Temperature: 2500°F+
Auxiliary Fuel: Natural gas
Waste Volume Reduction: 95%
Ash Handling System: Semi-dry, vibrating pan conveyor
Materials Recovery: 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: 510,000 pounds per hour @ 850 psig/825*F
Electric Generating Capacity: 60 megawatts
Cooling System: Once-through cooling
Customer: Consolidated Edison Co.