187th largest plant in New York · 5201st nationally
Wheelabrator Hudson Falls is a biomass power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 14.4 MW. It generates roughly 62.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,986 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 50% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2570 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (14.4 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Wheelabrator Hudson Falls |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems |
| City | Hudson Falls |
| County | Washington County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 12839 |
| Coordinates | 43.30560, -73.59145 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 14.4 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 80.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 120 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 192 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2570 lb/MWh |
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 | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
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.