234th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 9754th nationally
Seccra Community Landfill is a biomass power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 2.5 MW. It generates roughly 3.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 322 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Seccra Community Landfill |
|---|---|
| Operator | Southeastern Chester County Refuse Auth |
| City | West Grove |
| County | Chester County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 19390 |
| Coordinates | 39.86390, -75.84280 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.1 MW | Retired | 2008 |
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 0.9 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| SO₂ | 1 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.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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.