List of power stations in New Jersey facts for kids
The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of 2013, 52% of electricity in the state was produced by nuclear power and 42% was produced by natural gas.
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Non-renewable
Nuclear
There are three nuclear power stations in New Jersey. The Atlantic Nuclear Power Plant and Forked River Nuclear Power Plant were proposed.
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station | Lower Alloways Creek | 1986 | ||
| Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station | Lacey Township | 1969 | ||
| Salem Nuclear Power Plant | Lower Alloways Creek | 1977 for I 1981 for II |
Coal
| Plant | Location | Coords | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beesley's Point Generating Station | Upper Township | |||
| Hudson Generating Station | Jersey City | 1968 | To be retired on June 1, 2017 | |
| Mercer Generating Station | Hamilton Township | 1960 | To be retired on June 1, 2017 | |
| Logan Generating Plant | Logan Township | 1994 |
Gas-fired or combined gas/coal
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne Energy Center | Bayonne | 2012 | Con Ed Brooklyn | |
| Bergen Generating Station | Ridgefield | 1957 | Hudson Project | |
| Kearny Generating Station | South Kearny | originally 1925 | ||
| Newark Energy Center | Newark | 2015 | Energy Investors Fund | |
| Red Oak | Sayreville | 2002 | Carlye Group | |
| Sayreville Energy Center | Sayreville | 1991 | Neptune Cable |
Petroleum
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|
Renewable
Hydroelectric
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards Creek Generating Station | Blairstown & Hardwick | 1965 | Operational | |
| Great Falls (Passaic River) | Paterson |
Wind farms
Main page: Wind power in New Jersey
| Name | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm | Atlantic City | 2005 | ||
| Bayonne MUA | Bayonne | 2013 |
Photovoltaic
Main page: Solar power in New Jersey
As of June 2014 the largest photovoltaic array by megawatts in the state were:
| Name | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Capacity | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinton Falls Solar Farm | 19.9 megawatts | 100 acres (40.5 ha) | ||||
| Pilesgrove Solar Farm | 19.9 megawatts |
100 acres (40.5 ha) | ||||
| McGraw-Hill Companies | East Windsor | 14.1 megawatts | 50 acres | private corporate complex | ||
| Berry Plastics | Phillipsburg | 13.15 megawatts | 50,6888 ground-mounted panels | private manufacturing complex | ||
| New Jersey Oak Solar | Fairfield Township | 12.5 megawatts | 100 acre 53,000 panels |
Atlantic City Electric | ||
| Frenchtown Solar | Kingwood Township | 40°28′59″N 75°00′58″W / 40.483°N 75.016°W | 2013 | 13.2 megawatts | 50 acres (20.2 ha) 33,300 panels |
Jersey Central Power and Light |
| Flemington Solar 3 | Kingwood Township | 9.36 megawatts | 33,500 ground-mounted panels | |||
| Holt Logistics Gloucester Terminal |
Gloucester City | Private refrigerated warehouse, one of the largest rooftop solar installations in the US | ||||
| Mercer County Community College | West Windsor | 8.25 megawatts | 43 acres | |||
| US Foods | Perth Amboy | 8.135 megawatts | Private rooftop panels on refrigerated warehouse |
| Name | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Capacity | Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsauken Renewable Energy Park | 2006 | |||||
| Port of Paulsboro |
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