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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/50880
EIA plant 50880

Saugus · Essex · MA

Wheelabrator Saugus

Operated by Wheelabrator Environmental Systems

Annual generation227,647 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMSWCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wheelabrator Saugus?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

42.447000, -70.980400

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
119,419 MWh
217,253 MWh
319,788 MWh
420,333 MWh
514,462 MWh
619,196 MWh
719,886 MWh
821,243 MWh
916,942 MWh
1022,370 MWh
1117,524 MWh
1219,231 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Municipal Solid WasteMSW57.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50880
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Saugus River
Data edition
2024-final