Glra Landfill

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP3 MW capacity

209th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 8991st nationally

Glra Landfill is a biomass power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 14.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,353 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 51% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%51%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity3 MWnameplate
Annual Generation14.2k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor51%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameGlra Landfill
OperatorNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
CityLebanon
CountyLebanon County
StatePennsylvania
ZIP17046
Coordinates40.36640, -76.49310

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

NuclearNatural GasCoalOilHydroelectricSolarBiomass

Generators (2)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GEN1Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating2007
GEN2Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating2007

Emissions (annual)

SO₂3 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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