107th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4011th nationally
York County Resource Recovery is a biomass power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 36.5 MW. It generates roughly 255.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 24,313 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 80% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1799 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 (36.5 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 | York County Resource Recovery |
|---|---|
| Operator | York County Solid W & R Auth |
| City | York |
| County | York County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17406 |
| Coordinates | 40.00170, -76.71830 |
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 | 36.5 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| CO₂ | 229.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 386 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 455 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1799 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 | 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.