Red Oak Power
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Red Oak is an 830-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Sayreville, New Jersey not far from the South River opened in 2002.[2]
| Red Oak | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Sayreville, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°26′57″N 74°20′52″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2002 |
| Owner | Carlyle Group |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4[1] |
| Nameplate capacity | 830 MW |
Energy Capital acquired it from a subsidiary of the AES Corporation in April 2012,[3][4] which, in November 2013, sold it to the Carlyle Group.[5]
Damage to the plant due to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 took it offline line for five months. [6]
TAQA subsidiary TAQA Gen-X owns 85% and Morgan Stanley owns 15% of the tolling agreement for the facility through its with partner.[7] Natural gas is provided by New Jersey Resources.[8][9][10][11] It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system. A 2013 report named It is one of the largest single sources of carbon pollution in the state.[12]
The Sayreville Energy Center operated by NextEra Energy Resources is nearby.[13][14]