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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Lorton, VA · EIA plant 50658

Covanta Fairfax Energy

Covanta Fairfax Energy is a biomass power facility in Lorton, VA, with 124 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity124 MW2 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityCovanta Fairfax IncEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityPJMPJM Interconnection, LLC

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Biomass124 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesMunicipal Solid Waste

Nearby in VA

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VA · 0.3 miFairfax Landfill5 MW →VA · 0.4 miI 95 Landfill Phase II3 MW →VA · 9.5 miCovanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy29 MW →VA · 11.1 miPossum Point709 MW →

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

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