WHEELABRATOR WESTCHESTER, L.P.
Located in Peekskill, New York, the Wheelabrator Westchester waste-to-energy facility provides dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for Westchester County, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, constructed and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Westchester supports 850,000 residents by processing up to 2,250 tons per day of municipal solid. Wheelabrator Westchester has an electrical generating capacity of 60,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 88,000 New York homes.
- GENERAL
- Area Served:
- Westchester County
- 850,000 people
- Type of Contract:
- Own and operate
- Start-up: 1984
- REFUSE COMBUSTION
- Type of System:
- Mass-burn, wate rwall boilers
- Operation:
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a 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: 2000°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: Dry scrubbers, fabric filters, SNCR (NOx controls), carbon injection
- ENERGY PRODUCTION
- Type of Energy: Electric power
- Steam Flow to Turbine: 580,800 pounds per hour @ 900 psig/825*F
- Electric Generating Capacity: 60 megawatts/88,000 homes
- Cooling System: Once-through cooling
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