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Sources of New Jersey utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Natural Gas (51.4%)
  Nuclear (44.1%)
  Solar (2.5%)
  Biomass (1.1%)
  Other Gases (0.3%)
  Petroleum (0.1%)
  Other (0.9%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of New Jersey, sorted by type and name. In 2022, New Jersey had a total summer capacity of 16,712 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 65,060 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 51.4% natural gas, 44.1% nuclear, 2.5% solar, 1.1% biomass, 0.1% petroleum, 0.3% other gases, and 0.9% other.[1]

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] In February 2023, Governor Phil Murphy set a goal of 100% clean electricity (including non-renewable zero-emissions sources) by 2035.[4] About 75% of in-state renewable generation came from small- and large-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) that year.[5] Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned PV panels, delivered an additional net 3,413 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid during 2023. This was more than twice the generation of New Jersey's utility-scale PV plants.[1]

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Nuclear power stations

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There are two nuclear power stations in New Jersey both operated by PSEG Nuclear.[6] 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 / 39.4666; -75.5377 (Hope Creek) 1173 1986
Salem Nuclear Power Plant Lower Alloways Creek 39°27′45″N 75°32′09″W / 39.4625°N 75.5358°W / 39.4625; -75.5358 (Salem) 2285 1977 for I
1981 for II

Fossil-fuel power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]

Natural gas

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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 / 40.6528; -74.0916 (Bayonne EC) 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 / 40.8375; -74.0244 (Bergen Station) 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 / 40.0766; -74.8792 (Burlington Station) 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 / 39.8746; -75.1592 (Eagle Point Power) 244 2x2 Combined Cycle 1991/2016
Gilbert Hunterdon County 40°33′57″N 75°09′50″W / 40.5658°N 75.1639°W / 40.5658; -75.1639 (Gilbert) 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 / 40.7373; -74.0965 (Kearny Station) 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 / 40.6322; -74.2156 (Linden Cogen) 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 / 40.6217; -74.2072 (Linden Station) 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 / 40.0613; -74.1686 (NAEA Lakewood) 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 / 40.7197; -74.1258 (Newark Bay Cogen) 136 2x1 Combined Cycle 1993
Newark Energy Center Newark 40°42′26″N 74°07′33″W / 40.7072°N 74.1258°W / 40.7072; -74.1258 (Newark EC) 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 / 40.4607; -74.3272 (Parlin Power Plant) 115 2x2 Combined Cycle 1991
Paulsboro Refinery Gloucester County 39°50′24″N 75°15′30″W / 39.8400°N 75.2583°W / 39.8400; -75.2583 (Paulsboro Refinery) 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 / 39.7668; -75.4238 (Pedricktown Cogen) 115 1x1 Combined Cycle 1992
Red Oak Middlesex County 40°26′55″N 74°20′56″W / 40.4487°N 74.3489°W / 40.4487; -74.3489 (Red Oak Power) 823 3x1 Combined Cycle 2002 Carlyle Group
Sayreville Sayreville 40°28′35″N 74°21′08″W / 40.4765°N 74.3523°W / 40.4765; -74.3523 (Sayreville) 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 / 40.4390; -74.3444 (Sayreville EC) 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 / 40.5558; -74.2469 (Sewaren Station) 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 / 39.8414; -75.2214 (Deptford Station) 740 2x1 Combined Cycle 2014
Woodbridge Energy Center Woodbridge 40°30′54″N 74°19′08″W / 40.5150°N 74.3189°W / 40.5150; -74.3189 (Woodbridge EC) 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

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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 / 39.9094; -74.1780 (Bayville Facility) 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 / 40.5658; -75.1639 (Gilbert) 150 Simple Cycle 1996
Haworth Water Treatment Plant Bergen County 40°57′33″N 74°00′54″W / 40.9593°N 74.0151°W / 40.9593; -74.0151 (Hawarth WWTP) 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 / 39.4625; -75.5358 (Salem Station) 38.4 Simple Cycle 1971 PSEG
West Station Cumberland County 39°29′28″N 75°02′55″W / 39.4912°N 75.0486°W / 39.4912; -75.0486 (West Station) 22.9 Simple Cycle 1972

Renewable power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]

Biomass and municipal waste

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Additional data from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection[8][9]

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 / 39.4175; -74.5422 (Atlantic County LFG) 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 / 40.0742; -74.6656 (Burlington County LFG) 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 / 39.9092; -75.1169 (Camden RRF) 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 / 40.4653; -74.3939 (Cinnamon Bay LFG) 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 / 40.73833; -74.12639 (Essex County RRF) 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 / 39.8733; -75.1381 (Gloucester County RRF) 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 / 40.4903; -74.3156 (Middlesex LFG) 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 / 40.0249; -74.2501 (Ocean County LFG) 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 / 39.9894; -75.0400 (Pennsauken LFG) 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 / 39.5889; -75.3764 (Salem County LFG) 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 / 41.0936; -74.6788 (Sussex LFG) 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 / 40.6013; -74.2664 (Union County RRF) 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 / 39.2311; -74.7808 (Woodbine LFG) 2.1 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine 2013

Hydroelectric

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See also: List of dams and reservoirs in New Jersey
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 / 40.9153; -74.1810 (Great Falls) 10.95 3 1986 [10]
Passaic Valley Water Commission Passaic County 40°53′00″N 74°13′48″W / 40.8833°N 74.2300°W / 40.8833; -74.2300 (Passaic Valley) 2.4 4 1935 [11]

Wind farms

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Main article: Wind power in New Jersey
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 / 39.3822; -74.4475 (Jersey-Atlantic Wind) 7.5 5 2005
Bayonne MUA Bayonne 40°39′10″N 74°07′04″W / 40.6528°N 74.1178°W / 40.6528; -74.1178 (Bayonne MUA Turbine) 1.5 1 2012 [12]

Photovoltaic

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Main article: Solar power in New Jersey

As of September 2024, New Jersey has more than 90 photovoltaic installations of over 5 MW, which have a cumulative capacity of over 850 MW, and over 560 projects of over 1 MW, with a cumulative utility-scale capacity of 1,825 MW.[13] Small-scale capacity is 3,131 MW. Most of these are net-metered. The largest in the state include (incomplete list; selected projects):[13]

Name Location Capacity (MWdc) Commissioned Notes
Ben Moreell Solar Farm, Naval Weapons Station Earle[14] Tinton Falls 28.5 2015 Superfund site[15]
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[16][17]
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)[18]
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 [19]
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 [20]
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[21]
Frenchtown Solar III Kingwood Township 10.0 2013

Storage power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]

Battery storage

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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 / 39.3820; -74.4451 (ACUA) 1.0 2018 [22]
Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Hybrid Essex County 40°50′19″N 74°18′45″W / 40.8386°N 74.3125°W / 40.8386; -74.3125 (Caldwell WWTP Hybrid) 1.0 2016 [23]
Hopewell Valley High School Hybrid Mercer County 40°19′41″N 74°48′18″W / 40.3280°N 74.8049°W / 40.3280; -74.8049 (Hopewell Valley HS Hybrid) 1.0 2015 [24]
Plumsted 537 BESS Ocean County 40°06′34″N 74°29′52″W / 40.1094°N 74.4978°W / 40.1094; -74.4978 (Plumsted BESS) 19.8 2019 [25]
Stryker 22 BESS Warren County 40°39′55″N 75°08′40″W / 40.6654°N 75.1445°W / 40.6654; -75.1445 (Stryker BESS) 19.8 2018 [25]

Pumped storage

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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 / 41.0006; -75.0314 (Yards Creek) 420 3 1965 [26]

Decommissioned plants

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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[27]
Hudson Generating Station Jersey City 660 Coal 1968 May 31, 2017[28]
Mercer Generating Station Hamilton Township 360 Coal 1960 May 31, 2017[28]
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Lacey Township 652 Nuclear 1969 September 17, 2018[29]
Logan Generating Plant Logan Township[30] 39°47′34″N 75°24′24″W / 39.7928°N 75.4067°W / 39.7928; -75.4067 (Logan) 219 Coal 1994 June 2022 [31][32][33]
Chambers Carneys Point Cogen Generating Plant Carneys Point Township 39°41′37″N 75°29′09″W / 39.6935°N 75.4858°W / 39.6935; -75.4858 (Chambers Carneys Point) 244 Coal 1993 June 2022 [34][35]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, New Jersey, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  2. ^ "New Jersey Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. ^ State Renewable Portfolio Standards and Goals, National Conference of State Legislatures, April 17, 2020
  4. ^ "Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy Announces Comprehensive Set of Initiatives to Combat Climate Change and Power the "Next New Jersey"". nj.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  5. ^ "New Jersey Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  6. ^ "PSEG Nuclear LLC".
  7. ^ a b c Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Authorized Incinerators in New Jersey". NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  9. ^ http://energyrecoverycouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ERC_2014_Directory.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "Great Falls". Eagle Creek Renewables. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  11. ^ "Passaic Valley Water Commission". Hydropower Reform Coalition. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  12. ^ "Bayonne Wind Project". Windpower Engineering. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  13. ^ a b "Solar Activity Reports | NJ OCE Web Site". njcleanenergy.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  14. ^ "Ben Moreell Solar Farm 28.5 MW". CS Energy. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  15. ^ Lewis, Michelle (2020-05-18). "New Jersey's largest solar farm has been completed". Electrek. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  16. ^ Santana, Raven (2022-11-30). "Former Superfund site in Mount Olive is now a solar farm".
  17. ^ Staff, ROI-NJ (2022-12-01). "Super solar project: NJR Clean Energy Ventures completes massive Mt. Olive project". ROI-NJ. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  18. ^ "DSM North America opens newly expanded 66 acre solar field in Belvidere, New Jersey | DSM". @corporate. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  19. ^ "Solar energy project at McGraw-Hill site recently completed". 12 January 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Lincoln Renewable Energy cuts ribbon on $50 million solar facility in Fairfield Township". 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Largest Rooftop Solar Power Plant in North America Formally Completed - CleanTechnica". cleantechnica.com. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  22. ^ "ACUA Battery Storage Project". Atlantic County Utilities Authority. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  23. ^ "Resilient Power Project - Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant". Clean Energy Group. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  24. ^ "Resilient Power Project - Hopewell Valley Central High School". Clean Energy Group. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  25. ^ a b "20MW battery storage projects". Amergin Energy. 2018-06-14.
  26. ^ The Yards Creek Generating Station
  27. ^ "After 57 years in service, Upper Township power plant to shut down May 1".
  28. ^ a b "2 N.J. coal power plants close for good, ensuring cleaner air". North Jersey. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  29. ^ "Oyster Creek shut down: Lacey nuclear power plant, oldest in US, closed after 49 years".
  30. ^ "NEGT Restructuring | Logan Generating Plant".
  31. ^ "Logan Generating Plant". 10 April 2018.
  32. ^ Michael Sol (2020-09-24). "N.J.'s last 2 coal power plants could soon close and not everyone is happy about it". nj.com. Microsoft News.
  33. ^ NJ.com, Steven Rodas | NJ Advance Media for (2022-12-02). "WATCH: One of N.J.'s last coal plants is imploded, signaling state's shift to clean energy". nj. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  34. ^ "Chambers". Atlantic Power Corporation. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  35. ^ "Carneys Point Cogen". 10 April 2018.
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