List of power stations in New Jersey

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in New Jersey, sorted by type and name. In 2018, New Jersey had a total summer capacity of 17,403 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 75,034 GWh.[2] New Jersey's electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 2% coal, 42% natural gas, 50% nuclear and 6% renewables.[1]

Sources of New Jersey electricity generation: May 2020 [1]

  Coal (2%)

  Natural Gas (42%)

  Renewables (6%)

  Nuclear (50%)

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.[3] About 75% of renewable generation came from small- and large-scale solar PV in 2018.[1]

Non-renewable

Nuclear

There are two nuclear power stations in New Jersey both operated by PSEG Nuclear.[4] 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	Notes
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station	Lower Alloways Creek		1173	1986
Salem Nuclear Power Plant	Lower Alloways Creek		2285	1977 for I 1981 for II

Coal

Plant	Location	Coords	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Logan Generating Plant[5]	Logan Township[6]		203	1994	Also provides steam for Ferro Corp.
Carneys Point Cogen Generating Plant[7]	Carneys Point Township	39.690711, -75.487656	188	1993	Also provides steam for Dupont

Gas-fired or combined gas/oil

Plant	Location	Coords.	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Bayonne Energy Center	Bayonne		644	2012	Con Ed Brooklyn
Bergen Generating Station	Ridgefield		1229	1957	Hudson Project
Kearny Generating Station	South Kearny		456	originally 1925	PSEG
Newark Energy Center	Newark		705	2015	Energy Investors Fund
Red Oak	Sayreville		823	2002	Carlyle Group
Sayreville Energy Center	Sayreville		315	1991	Neptune Cable
Sewaren 7	Woodbridge		538	2018	PSEG
Linden Generating Station	Linden		1636	1995, 2000, 2006	PSEG
CPV Woodbridge	Woodbridge		725	2016
Cogen Technologies	Linden		974	1989	Furnishes steam for Phillips 66 refinery

Renewable

Hydroelectric

Plant	Location	Coords.	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Yards Creek Generating Station[8]	Blairstown & Hardwick		420	1965	Operational
Great Falls (Passaic River)	Paterson		10.95	1986	Operational

Wind farms

Name	Location	Coords.	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm	Atlantic City		7.5	2005	Jersey-Atlantic Wind, LLC
Bayonne MUA	Bayonne		1.5	2012

Photovoltaic

As of June 2014 the largest photovoltaic array by megawatts in the state were:[9]

Name	Location	Coords.	Capacity (MW)	Size	Commissioned	Notes
Ben Moreell Solar Farm[10]	Naval Weapons Station Earle, Tinton Falls NJ		28.5	170 acres (68.8 ha)	2015	Operator: Ben Moreell Solar Farm, LLC [11]
Tinton Falls Solar Farm	Tinton Falls NJ	40.2662273°N 74.0830820°W	19.9	100 acres (40.5 ha)	October 2012	Operator: Zongyi Solar Energy(America)
Pilesgrove Solar Farm			19.9	100 acres (40.5 ha)
McGraw-Hill Companies	East Windsor		14.1	50 acres		private corporate complex
Berry Plastics	Phillipsburg		13.15	50,6888 ground-mounted panels		private manufacturing complex
New Jersey Oak Solar	Fairfield Township		12.5	100 acre 53,000 panels		Atlantic City Electric
Frenchtown Solar	Kingwood Township	40.483°N 75.016°W	13.2	50 acres (20.2 ha) 33,300 panels	2013	Jersey Central Power and Light
Flemington Solar 3	Kingwood Township		9.36	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	43 acres
US Foods	Perth Amboy		8.135			Private rooftop panels on refrigerated warehouse
Pennsauken Renewable Energy Park					2006
Port of Paulsboro

Mass burn[12][13]

Plant	Location	Coords.	Capacity (MW)	Commissioned	Notes
Camden County RRF	Camden
Essex County Resource Recovery Facility	Newark	40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W		1990
Gloucester County RRF	Westville
Union County RRF	Rahway
Warren County RRF	Oxford

Decommissioned plants

Plant	Location	Coords	Source	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Notes
B.L. England Generating Station (Beesley's Point Generating Station)	Upper Township		Coal	1961	May 1, 2019[14]
Hudson Generating Station	Jersey City		Coal	1968	May 31, 2017[15]
Mercer Generating Station	Hamilton Township		Coal	1960	May 31, 2017[16]
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station	Lacey Township		Nuclear	1969	September 17, 2018[17]

See also

• Hudson Project
• PJM Interconnection
• List of power stations in the United States
• List of electric companies in New Jersey

References

1. "New Jersey - State Energy Profile Overview - EIA". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
2. New Jersey Electricity Profile, U.S. Energy Information Administration, August 30, 2020
3. State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals, National Conference of State Legislatures, April 17, 2020
4. https://corporate.pseg.com/aboutpseg/companyinformation/thepsegfamilyofcompanies/psegnuclearllc
5. https://www.naes.com/locations/logan-generating-plant/
6. http://www.negt.com/asset_logan.html
7. https://www.naes.com/locations/carneys-point-cogen/
8. The Yards Creek Generating Station
9. http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/06/08/the-list-counting-down-new-jersey-s-10-largest-solar-farms/
10. "Ben Moreell Solar Farm 28.5 MW". CS Energy. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
11. Lewis, Michelle (2020-05-18). "New Jersey's largest solar farm has been completed". Electrek. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
12. "Authorized Incinerators in New Jersey". NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
13. http://energyrecoverycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ERC_2014_Directory.pdf
14. "After 57 years in service, Upper Township power plant to shut down May 1".
15. "2 N.J. coal power plants close for good, ensuring cleaner air". North Jersey. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
16. "2 N.J. coal power plants close for good, ensuring cleaner air". North Jersey. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
17. https://www.app.com/story/news/local/communitychange/2018/09/17/oyster-creek-nuclear-power-plant-closing-lacey-new-jersey/1295314002/. Missing or empty |title= (help)