Essex Generating Station
The Essex Generating Station was a peaking power plant on the banks of the Passaic River, three miles east of Downtown in Newark, New Jersey.
| Essex Generating Station | |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Location | Newark, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W |
| Commission date | 1915 1926 1971 1990 |
| Owner(s) | PSE&G |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Turbine technology | Combustion Turbine |
| Cooling source | Passaic River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 617 MW |
Owned by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, it was designed and constructed in 1915–16 and by 1924 six generators had been installed, totaling 214,444 kva.[1]
Four simple cycle combustion turbines totaling 617 MW. Three were brought on line in 1971, and another in 1990.[2] They were later replaced.[3]
The electrical substation facility suffered severe damage during Hurricane Sandy.[4] It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system.[5]
See also
References
- Taylor, D. W. (1939). "Reconstruction of switching facilities at Essex generating station". Electrical Engineering. 58 (11): 761–769. doi:10.1109/EE.1939.6431631.
- "The Essex Generating Station". PSEG. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- http://www.energyjustice.net/map/displayfacility-65114.htm
- http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/pseg_crews_furiously_working_t.html
- ftp://www.pjm.com/planning/project-queues/impact_studies/w4034_imp.pdf
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