Newark Energy Center

Newark Energy Center
Location of Newark Energy Center in USA New Jersey Essex County
Country United States
Location Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°42′26″N 74°07′40″W / 40.70722°N 74.12778°WCoordinates: 40°42′26″N 74°07′40″W / 40.70722°N 74.12778°W
Status Under construction
Commission date 2011
Owner(s) Energy Investors Fund
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Gas
Type Combustion Turbine
Cooling source Passaic Valley Sewage Commission
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 655

The Newark Energy Center is a 655-megawatt gas fired power plant in Newark, New Jersey. Approved in 2011, with construction beginning in 2012[1] it is expected to begin commercial operations in May 2015. It is situated on a 23 acres (9.3 ha) brownfield east of Doremus Avenue next to a Hess oil terminal on the Passaic River.[2] It was originally built as a joint venture between Hess Corporation and Energy Investors Fund,[3] and it was taken over the latter in 2014.[4]

The facility comprises two General Electric (GE) 207FA.05 combined cycle combustion turbine generators (CTGs), two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) each equipped with duct burners, one steam turbine electric generator (STG), one 12-cell wet mechanical draft cooling tower, and ancillary equipment. The facility will use waste water from the Passaic Valley Sewage Commission, eliminating the need to use fresh water.[2] NAES Corporation provides operations and maintenance; Direct Energy handles energy management services. It will sell its energy and capacity into the PJM Interconnection capacity market regional grid.

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