List of power stations in New Jersey
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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of New Jersey, sorted by type and name. In 2024, New Jersey had a total summer capacity of 16.6 GW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 60,175 GWh.[2] In 2025, the electrical energy generation mix was 48.5% natural gas, 45.7% nuclear, 3.3% solar, 1% biomass, 0.3% other gases, 0.2% petroleum, and 1% other.[1] Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned PV panels, delivered an additional net 3,820 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid during 2025. This was nearly twice the generation of New Jersey's utility-scale PV plants.[1]
Sources of New Jersey utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2025:[1]
- Natural gas: 29,611 (48.5%)
- Nuclear: 27,918 (45.7%)
- Solar: 1,993 (3.26%)
- Biomass: 611 (1.00%)
- Other gases: 210 (0.34%)
- Petroleum: 129 (0.21%)
- Other: 622 (1.02%)
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]
New Jersey power grid
New Jersey electricity generation by type
Nuclear power stations
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 | 1173 | 1986 | |
| Salem Nuclear Power Plant | Lower Alloways Creek | 39°27′45″N 75°32′09″W | 2285 | 1977 for I 1981 for II |
Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]
Natural gas
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Generation type |
Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne Energy Center | Bayonne | 40°39′10″N 74°05′30″W | 644 | Simple cycle (x10) | 2012 | Con Ed Brooklyn |
| Bergen Generating Station | Ridgefield | 40°50′15″N 74°01′28″W | 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 | 168 | Simple cycle (x4) | 2000 | PSEG |
| Eagle Point Power Generation | Gloucester County | 39°52′29″N 75°09′33″W | 244 | 2x2 combined cycle | 1991/2016 | |
| Essex Generating Station | Newark | 40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W | 81 | 2x simple cycle | 1990 | PSEG Decommissioned 2022 |
| Gilbert | Hunterdon County | 40°33′57″N 75°09′50″W | 294 | 4x1 combined cycle | 1974/1977 | |
| Kearny Generating Station | South Kearny | 40°44′14″N 74°05′47″W | 456 | Simple cycle (x10) | Originally 1925 | PSEG |
| Linden Cogen Plant | Linden | 40°37′56″N 74°12′56″W | 974 | 6x3 combined cycle | 1989 | Also furnishes steam for Phillips 66 refinery |
| Linden Generating Station | Linden | 40°37′18″N 74°12′26″W | 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 | 573 | 2x1 combined cycle, simple cycle (x2) |
1994 (248MW) 2003 (325MW) |
|
| Newark Bay Cogen | Newark | 40°43′11″N 74°07′33″W | 136 | 2x1 combined cycle | 1993 | Retired 2022 |
| Newark Energy Center | Newark | 40°42′26″N 74°07′33″W | 705 | 2x1 combined cycle | 2015 | Energy Investors Fund |
| Parlin Power Plant | Parlin | 40°27′39″N 74°19′38″W | 115 | 2x2 combined cycle | 1991 | |
| Paulsboro Refinery | Gloucester County | 39°50′24″N 75°15′30″W | 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 | 115 | 1x1 combined cycle | 1992 | |
| Red Oak | Middlesex County | 40°26′55″N 74°20′56″W | 823 | 3x1 combined cycle | 2002 | Carlyle Group |
| Sayreville | Sayreville | 40°28′35″N 74°21′08″W | 200 | Simple cycle (x4) | 1991 | JCP&L |
| Sayreville Energy Center | Sayreville | 40°26′20″N 74°20′40″W | 315 | 2x1 combined cycle | 1991 | Neptune Cable |
| Sewaren Generating Station | Sewaren, Middlesex County | 40°33′21″N 74°14′49″W | 538 | 1x1 combined cycle | 2018 | PSEG |
| West Deptford Energy Station | Deptford | 39°50′29″N 75°13′17″W | 740 | 2x1 combined cycle | 2014 | |
| Woodbridge Energy Center | Woodbridge | 40°30′54″N 74°19′08″W | 725 | 2x1 combined cycle | 2015 | MCUA furnishes plant's cooling tower water. |
Petroleum
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) |
Generation type |
Commissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayville Central Facility | Bayville | 39°54′34″N 74°10′41″W | 6.9 | Reciprocating engine (x7) | 1988/2000 | includes ~1MW biofuel |
| Gilbert | Hunterdon County | 40°33′57″N 75°09′50″W | 150 | Simple cycle | 1996 | |
| Haworth Water Treatment Plant | Bergen County | 40°57′33″N 74°00′54″W | 7.8 | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2018 | |
| Salem Generating Station | Salem County | 39°27′45″N 75°32′09″W | 38.4 | Simple cycle | 1971 | PSEG |
| West Station | Cumberland County | 39°29′28″N 75°02′55″W | 22.9 | Simple cycle | 1972 | |
Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]
Biomass and municipal waste
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 | 3.3 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2005 | |
| Burlington County Landfill | Burlington County | 40°04′27″N 74°39′56″W | 7.0 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x5) | 2007 | |
| Camden County Resource Recovery Facility | Camden | 39°54′33″N 75°07′01″W | 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 | 9.1 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine | 2011 | |
| Essex County Resource Recovery Facility | Newark | 40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W | 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 | 12.0 | Municipal solid waste (biogenic and non-biogenic) |
Steam turbine | 1990 | |
| Middlesex Generating Facility | Middlesex | 40°29′25″N 74°18′56″W | 18.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | 1961/2001 | |
| Ocean County Landfill | Ocean County | 40°01′30″N 74°15′00″W | 13.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x12) | 1997/2006 | |
| Pennsauken Landfill | Camden County | 39°59′22″N 75°02′24″W | 1.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2004 | |
| Salem County Landfill | Salem County | 39°35′20″N 75°22′35″W | 1.8 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine | 2008 | |
| Sussex Landfill Energy | Sussex County | 41°05′37″N 74°40′44″W | 3.0 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2011 | |
| Union County Resource Recovery Facility | Rahway | 40°36′05″N 74°15′59″W | 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 | 2.1 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine | 2013 | |
Hydroelectric
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Number of turbines |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls (Passaic River) | Paterson | 40°54′55″N 74°10′52″W | 10.95 | 3 | 1986 | [10] |
| Passaic Valley Water Commission | Passaic County | 40°53′00″N 74°13′48″W | 2.4 | 4 | 1935 | [11] |
Wind farms
| Name | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Number of turbines |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonne MUA | Bayonne | 40°39′10″N 74°07′04″W | 1.5 | 1 | 2012 | [12] |
| Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm | Atlantic City | 39°22′56″N 74°26′51″W | 7.5 | 5 | 2005 | |
Photovoltaic
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] |
| Berry Plastics | Phillipsburg | 13.1 | 2013 | Net metered |
| Changewater Solar Farm | Washington Township | 14.8 | 2026 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Combe Fill South Landfill | Chester Township | 17.8 | 2025 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| DSM Solar | Belvidere | 20.2 | 2019 | Net metered (three projects on site)[16] |
| Fort Dix Landfill | Lakehurst | 16.5 | 2017 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| Foul Rift Solar Farm | White Township | 18.9 | 2025 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Frenchtown Solar III | Kingwood Township | 10.0 | 2013 | |
| 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[17] |
| McGraw-Hill Companies | East Windsor | 14.1 | 2012 | [18] |
| Monroe Solar Farm | Monroe Township | 12.0 | 2020 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Mount Olive – Combe Fill North Landfill | Mount Olive Township | 25.6 | 2023 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site, largest landfill solar project in the US[19][20] |
| New Jersey Oak Solar | Fairfield Township | 12.5 | 2012 | [21] |
| Pilesgrove Solar Farm | Pilesgrove Township | 19.9 | 2011 | |
| Quakertown Solar Farm II | Franklin Township | 12.3 | 2025 | |
| SC Holdings | Cinnaminson | 13.0 | 2019 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| Seashore Solar | Egg Harbor Township | 10.6 | 2016 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Six Flags Solar | Jackson Township | 23.5 | 2019 | Net metered, ground mount and carport |
| Tinton Falls Solar Farm | Tinton Falls | 19.9 | 2012 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Toms River Merchant Solar | Toms River | 27.3 | 2021 | Landfill/brownfield and Superfund site |
| Vineland Construction Co. | Pennsauken Township | 15.1 | 2019 | Landfill/brownfield site |
| Vineland Solar | Vineland | 15.0 | 2026 | Landfill/brownfield site[22] |
Storage power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[7]
Battery storage
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUA Storage | Atlantic County | 39°22′55″N 74°26′42″W | 1.0 | 2018 | [23] |
| Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Hybrid | Essex County | 40°50′19″N 74°18′45″W | 1.0 | 2016 | [24] |
| Hopewell Valley High School Hybrid | Mercer County | 40°19′41″N 74°48′18″W | 1.0 | 2015 | [25] |
| Plumsted 537 BESS | Ocean County | 40°06′34″N 74°29′52″W | 19.8 | 2019 | [26] |
| Stryker 22 BESS | Warren County | 40°39′55″N 75°08′40″W | 19.8 | 2018 | [26] |
Pumped storage
| Plant | Location | Coords. | Capacity (MW) | Number of turbines |
Commissioned | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards Creek Generating Station | Blairstown & Hardwick | 41°00′02″N 75°01′53″W | 420 | 3 | 1965 | [27] |
Decommissioned plants
| 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[28] | ||
| Chambers Carneys Point Cogen Generating Plant | Carneys Point Township | 39°41′37″N 75°29′09″W | 244 | Coal | 1993 | June 2022 | [29][30] |
| Hudson Generating Station | Jersey City | 660 | Coal | 1968 | May 31, 2017[31] | ||
| Logan Generating Plant | Logan Township[32] | 39°47′34″N 75°24′24″W | 219 | Coal | 1994 | June 2022 | [33][34][35] |
| Mercer Generating Station | Hamilton Township | 360 | Coal | 1960 | May 31, 2017[31] | ||
| Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station | Lacey Township | 652 | Nuclear | 1969 | September 17, 2018[36] | ||
