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EIA plant 58326

Philadelphia · Philadelphia · PA

PWD Northeast WPCP Biogas Cogen Plant

Operated by Philadelphia Water Department

Annual generation31,891 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesOBGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

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39.988611, -75.083333

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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.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyOther Waste Biomass5.6 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

12,067
22,779
32,965
43,053
52,968
62,908
72,707
82,033
92,774
102,238
112,650
122,749

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
12,067
22,779
32,965
43,053
52,968
62,908
72,707
82,033
92,774
102,238
112,650
122,749

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,067 MWh
22,779 MWh
32,965 MWh
43,053 MWh
52,968 MWh
62,908 MWh
72,707 MWh
82,033 MWh
92,774 MWh
102,238 MWh
112,650 MWh
122,749 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
NBG1Other Waste BiomassOBG1.4OP
NBG2Other Waste BiomassOBG1.4OP
NBG3Other Waste BiomassOBG1.4OP
NBG4Other Waste BiomassOBG1.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58326
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (3,053 MWh) and 8 the lowest (2,033 MWh). Their difference is 1,020 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
NBG1Other Waste Biomass1.41.41.40.7
NBG2Other Waste Biomass1.41.41.40.7
NBG3Other Waste Biomass1.41.41.40.7
NBG4Other Waste Biomass1.41.41.40.7

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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