Covanta Fairfax power station

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Covanta Fairfax power station is an operating power station of at least 124-megawatts (MW) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Covanta Fairfax power station Fairfax County, Virginia, United States 38.695, -77.2411 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GEN1, GEN2: 38.695, -77.2411

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
GEN1 Operating[1] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas: natural gas[1] 62[1] 1990[1]
GEN2 Operating[1] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas: natural gas[1] 62[1] 1990[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GEN1 Covanta Fairfax[1] Covanta [100%][2] Covanta [100.0%]
GEN2 Covanta Fairfax[1] Covanta [100%][2] Covanta [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 09 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005234234/http://www.covanta.com/where-we-are/our-facilities/fairfax. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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