List of power stations in New Jersey
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The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] As of 2013, 52% of electricity in the state was produced by nuclear power and 42% was produced by natural gas.[2]
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 | Cpmmissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beesley's Point Generating Station | Upper Township | |||
| Hudson Generating Station | Jersey City | |||
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[3] | 400 | Operational | ||
| Great Falls (Passaic River) | Paterson | |||
Wind farms
Main article: Wind power in New Jersey
| Name | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm | Atlantic City | 2005 | ||
| Bayonne MUA | Bayonne | 2013 |
Photovoltaic
Main article: Solar power in New Jersey
As of June 2014 the largest photovoltaic array by megawatts in the state were:[4]
| 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 | Fairfiled 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 |
Mass burn[5]
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County RRF | Camden | |||
| Essex County Resource Recovery Facility | Newark | |||
| Gloucester County RRF | Westville | |||
| Union County RRF | Rahway | |||
| Warren County RRF | oxford |
See also
- Hudson Project
- PJM Interconnection
- List of power stations in the United States
- List of wind farms in the United States
- List of electric companies in New Jersey
References
- ↑ http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/02/23/the-list-tallying-up-new-jersey-s-10-biggest-power-plants/
- ↑ Wind power in New Jersey#cite note-1
- ↑ The Yards Creek Generating Station
- ↑ http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/06/08/the-list-counting-down-new-jersey-s-10-largest-solar-farms/
- ↑ "Authorized Incinerators in New Jersey". NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
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