List of power stations in New Jersey facts for kids
Sources of New Jersey utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2021 Natural Gas (47.8%) Nuclear (45.8%) Solar (2.5%) Coal (1.7%) Biomass (1.2%) Non-Biogenic Waste (1.0%) Hydro & Wind (0.1%) Petroleum (0.1%)
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of New Jersey, sorted by type and name. In 2020, New Jersey had a total summer capacity of 17,424 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 61,106 GWh. The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 47.8% natural gas, 45.8% nuclear, 2.5% solar, 1.7% coal, 1.2% biomass, 1% non-biogenic waste, and 0.1% hydroelectric & wind.
New Jersey's renewable portfolio standard was updated in 2018 to require that 21% of electricity be from renewable sources by 2021, 35% by 2025, and 50% by 2030. In February 2023, Governor Phil Murphy set a goal of 100% clean electricity (including non-renewable zero-emissions sources) by 2035. About 75% of in-state renewable generation came from small- and large-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) that year. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned PV panels, delivered an additional net 2,693 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid during 2021. This was nearly twice the generation of New Jersey's utility-scale PV plants.
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Nuclear power stations
There are two nuclear power stations in New Jersey both operated by PSEG Nuclear. The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township owned and operated by Oyster Creek Environmental Protection permanently ceased operations on September 17, 2018.
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station | Lower Alloways Creek | 39°28′00″N 75°32′16″W / 39.4666°N 75.5377°W | 1173 | 1986 | |
| Salem Nuclear Power Plant | Lower Alloways Creek | 39°27′45″N 75°32′09″W / 39.4625°N 75.5358°W | 2285 | 1977 for I 1981 for II |
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Natural gas
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne Energy Center | Bayonne | 40°39′10″N 74°05′30″W / 40.6528°N 74.0916°W | 644 | Simple Cycle (x10) | 2012 | Con Ed Brooklyn |
| Bergen Generating Station | Ridgefield | 40°50′15″N 74°01′28″W / 40.8375°N 74.0244°W | 1229 | 4x1 Combined Cycle 2x1 Combined Cycle |
1957/1995 (638MW) 2002 (591MW) |
Hudson Project |
| Burlington Generating Station | Burlington | 40°04′36″N 74°52′45″W / 40.0766°N 74.8792°W | 168 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 2000 | PSEG |
| Eagle Point Power Generation | Gloucester County | 39°52′29″N 75°09′33″W / 39.8746°N 75.1592°W | 244 | 2x2 Combined Cycle | 1991/2016 | |
| Gilbert | Hunterdon County | 40°33′57″N 75°09′50″W / 40.5658°N 75.1639°W | 294 | 4x1 Combined Cycle | 1974/1977 | |
| Kearny Generating Station | South Kearny | 40°44′14″N 74°05′47″W / 40.7373°N 74.0965°W | 456 | Simple Cycle (x10) | originally 1925 | PSEG |
| Linden Cogen Plant | Linden | 40°37′56″N 74°12′56″W / 40.6322°N 74.2156°W | 974 | 6x3 Combined Cycle | 1989 | also furnishes steam for Phillips 66 refinery |
| Linden Generating Station | Linden | 40°37′18″N 74°12′26″W / 40.6217°N 74.2072°W | 1566 | Simple Cycle (x4) 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) |
1995/2000 (336MW) 2006 (1230MW) |
PSEG |
| NAEA Lakewood | Lakewood | 40°03′41″N 74°10′07″W / 40.0613°N 74.1686°W | 573 | 2x1 Combined Cycle Simple Cycle (x2) |
1994 (248MW) 2003 (325MW) |
|
| Newark Bay Cogen | Newark | 40°43′11″N 74°07′33″W / 40.7197°N 74.1258°W | 136 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 1993 | |
| Newark Energy Center | Newark | 40°42′26″N 74°07′33″W / 40.7072°N 74.1258°W | 705 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2015 | Energy Investors Fund |
| Parlin Power Plant | Parlin | 40°27′39″N 74°19′38″W / 40.4607°N 74.3272°W | 115 | 2x2 Combined Cycle | 1991 | |
| Paulsboro Refinery | Gloucester County | 39°50′24″N 75°15′30″W / 39.8400°N 75.2583°W | 67 | Steam Turbine (x3) Simple Cycle |
1982/2006 (40MW) 1991 (27MW) |
also burns petroleum coke and other gases |
| Pedricktown Cogen | Salem County | 39°46′00″N 75°25′26″W / 39.7668°N 75.4238°W | 115 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 1992 | |
| Red Oak | Middlesex County | 40°26′55″N 74°20′56″W / 40.4487°N 74.3489°W | 823 | 3x1 Combined Cycle | 2002 | Carlyle Group |
| Sayreville | Sayreville | 40°28′35″N 74°21′08″W / 40.4765°N 74.3523°W | 200 | Simple Cycle (x4) | 1991 | JCP&L |
| Sayreville Energy Center | Sayreville | 40°26′20″N 74°20′40″W / 40.4390°N 74.3444°W | 315 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 1991 | Neptune Cable |
| Sewaren Generating Station | Sewaren, Middlesex County | 40°33′21″N 74°14′49″W / 40.5558°N 74.2469°W | 538 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 2018 | PSEG |
| West Deptford Energy Station | Deptford | 39°50′29″N 75°13′17″W / 39.8414°N 75.2214°W | 740 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2014 | |
| Woodbridge Energy Center | Woodbridge | 40°30′54″N 74°19′08″W / 40.5150°N 74.3189°W | 725 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2015 | MCUA Furnishes plant’s cooling tower water |
| Essex Generating Station | Newark, New Jersey | 81 | 2 Simple Cycle | 1990 | PSEG |
Petroleum
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Generation Type |
Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayville Central Facility | Bayville | 39°54′34″N 74°10′41″W / 39.9094°N 74.1780°W | 6.9 | Reciprocating Engine (x7) | 1988/2000 | includes ~1MW biofuel |
| Gilbert | Hunterdon County | 40°33′57″N 75°09′50″W / 40.5658°N 75.1639°W | 150 | Simple Cycle | 1996 | |
| Haworth Water Treatment Plant | Bergen County | 40°57′33″N 74°00′54″W / 40.9593°N 74.0151°W | 7.8 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2018 | |
| Salem Generating Station | Salem County | 39°27′45″N 75°32′09″W / 39.4625°N 75.5358°W | 38.4 | Simple Cycle | 1971 | PSEG |
| West Station | Cumberland County | 39°29′28″N 75°02′55″W / 39.4912°N 75.0486°W | 22.9 | Simple Cycle | 1972 |
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Biomass and municipal waste
Additional data from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Fuel Type |
Generation Type |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County Landfill | Atlantic County | 39°25′03″N 74°32′32″W / 39.4175°N 74.5422°W | 3.3 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2005 | |
| Burlington County Landfill | Burlington County | 40°04′27″N 74°39′56″W / 40.0742°N 74.6656°W | 7.0 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x5) | 2007 | |
| Camden County Resource Recovery Facility | Camden | 39°54′33″N 75°07′01″W / 39.9092°N 75.1169°W | 33.0 | municipal solid waste (biogenic and non-biogenic) |
Steam Turbine | 1991 | |
| Cinnamon Bay Edgeboro Landfill | Middlesex County | 40°27′55″N 74°23′38″W / 40.4653°N 74.3939°W | 9.1 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine | 2011 | |
| Essex County Resource Recovery Facility | Newark | 40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W / 40.73833°N 74.12639°W | 60.0 | municipal solid waste (biogenic and non-biogenic) |
Steam Turbine (x2) | 1990 | |
| Gloucester County Resource Recovery Facility | Westville | 39°52′24″N 75°08′17″W / 39.8733°N 75.1381°W | 12.0 | municipal solid waste (biogenic and non-biogenic) |
Steam Turbine | 1990 | |
| Middlesex Generating Facility | Middlesex | 40°29′25″N 74°18′56″W / 40.4903°N 74.3156°W | 18.8 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 1961/2001 | |
| Ocean County Landfill | Ocean County | 40°01′30″N 74°15′00″W / 40.0249°N 74.2501°W | 13.8 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x12) | 1997/2006 | |
| Pennsauken Landfill | Camden County | 39°59′22″N 75°02′24″W / 39.9894°N 75.0400°W | 1.8 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2004 | |
| Salem County Landfill | Salem County | 39°35′20″N 75°22′35″W / 39.5889°N 75.3764°W | 1.8 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine | 2008 | |
| Sussex Landfill Energy | Sussex County | 41°05′37″N 74°40′44″W / 41.0936°N 74.6788°W | 3.0 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2011 | |
| Union County Resource Recovery Facility | Rahway | 40°36′05″N 74°15′59″W / 40.6013°N 74.2664°W | 37.5 | municipal solid waste (biogenic and non-biogenic) |
Steam Turbine | 1994 | |
| Woodbine Landfill Plant | Cape May County | 39°13′52″N 74°46′51″W / 39.2311°N 74.7808°W | 2.1 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine | 2013 |
Hydroelectric
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Number of Turbines |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls (Passaic River) | Paterson | 40°54′55″N 74°10′52″W / 40.9153°N 74.1810°W | 10.95 | 3 | 1986 | |
| Passaic Valley Water Commission | Passaic County | 40°53′00″N 74°13′48″W / 40.8833°N 74.2300°W | 2.4 | 4 | 1935 |
Wind farms
| Name | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Number of Turbines |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm | Atlantic City | 39°22′56″N 74°26′51″W / 39.3822°N 74.4475°W | 7.5 | 5 | 2005 | |
| Bayonne MUA | Bayonne | 40°39′10″N 74°07′04″W / 40.6528°N 74.1178°W | 1.5 | 1 | 2012 |
Photovoltaic
As of January 2023, New Jersey has more than 90 photovoltaic installations of over 5 MW, which have a cumulative capacity of over 850 MW, and over 510 projects of over 1 MW, with a cumulative capacity of 1,680 MW. Most of these are net-metered. The largest in the state include (incomplete list; selected projects):
| Name | Location | Capacity (MWdc) | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Moreell Solar Farm, Naval Weapons Station Earle | Tinton Falls | 28.5 | 2015 | Superfund site |
| Toms River Merchant Solar | Toms River | 27.3 | 2021 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| Mount Olive – Combe Fill North Landfill | Mount Olive Township | 25.6 | 2023 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| Six Flags Solar | Jackson Township | 23.5 | 2019 | Net metered, ground mount and carport |
| DSM Solar | Belvidere | 20.2 | 2019 | Net metered (three projects on site) |
| Tinton Falls Solar Farm | Tinton Falls | 19.9 | 2012 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Pilesgrove Solar Farm | Pilesgrove Township | 19.9 | 2011 | |
| Fort Dix Landfill | Lakehurst | 16.5 | 2017 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| Vinland Construction Co. | Pennsauken Township | 15.1 | 2019 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| McGraw-Hill Companies | East Windsor | 14.1 | 2012 | |
| Berry Plastics | Phillipsburg | 13.1 | 2013 | Net metered |
| SC Holdings | Cinnaminson | 13.0 | 2019 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| New Jersey Oak Solar | Fairfield Township | 12.5 | 2012 | |
| Monroe Solar Farm | Monroe Township | 12.0 | 2020 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Seashore Solar | Egg Harbor Township | 10.6 | 2016 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Holt Logistics Gloucester Terminal | Gloucester City | 10.1 | 2012 | Net metered, largest rooftop solar project in the US when completed (9 MW), 1.1 MW added in 2018 |
| Frenchtown Solar III | Kingwood Township | 10.0 | 2013 |
Storage power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Battery storage
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUA Storage | Atlantic County | 39°22′55″N 74°26′42″W / 39.3820°N 74.4451°W | 1.0 | 2018 | |
| Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Hybrid | Essex County | 40°50′19″N 74°18′45″W / 40.8386°N 74.3125°W | 1.0 | 2016 | |
| Hopewell Valley High School Hybrid | Mercer County | 40°19′41″N 74°48′18″W / 40.3280°N 74.8049°W | 1.0 | 2015 | |
| Plumsted 537 BESS | Ocean County | 40°06′34″N 74°29′52″W / 40.1094°N 74.4978°W | 19.8 | 2019 | |
| Stryker 22 BESS | Warren County | 40°39′55″N 75°08′40″W / 40.6654°N 75.1445°W | 19.8 | 2018 |
Pumped storage
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Number of Turbines |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards Creek Generating Station | Blairstown & Hardwick | 41°00′02″N 75°01′53″W / 41.0006°N 75.0314°W | 420 | 3 | 1965 |
Decommissioned plants
| Plant | Location | Coords | Capacity (MW) | Source | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.L. England Generating Station (Beesley's Point Generating Station) | Upper Township | 450 | Coal | 1961 | May 1, 2019 | ||
| Hudson Generating Station | Jersey City | 660 | Coal | 1968 | May 31, 2017 | ||
| Mercer Generating Station | Hamilton Township | 360 | Coal | 1960 | May 31, 2017 | ||
| Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station | Lacey Township | 652 | Nuclear | 1969 | September 17, 2018 | ||
| Logan Generating Plant | Logan Township | 39°47′34″N 75°24′24″W / 39.7928°N 75.4067°W | 219 | Coal | 1994 | June 2022 | |
| Chambers Carneys Point Cogen Generating Plant | Carneys Point Township | 39°41′37″N 75°29′09″W / 39.6935°N 75.4858°W | 244 | Coal | 1993 | June 2022 |
See also
- Hudson Project
- PJM Interconnection
- List of power stations in the United States
- List of electric companies in New Jersey
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