Yards Creek Generating Station
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| Yards Creek Generating Station | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the plant | |
 Interactive map of Yards Creek Generating Station | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Blairstown, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 41°0′2.96″N 75°1′53.60″W / 41.0008222°N 75.0315556°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | REV Renewables |
| Upper reservoir | |
| Creates | Upper Yards Creek Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 5,013 acre⋅ft (6,183,000 m3) |
| Lower reservoir | |
| Creates | Lower Yards Creek Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 5,452 acre⋅ft (6,725,000 m3) |
| Power Station | |
| Pump-generators | 3 x 140 MW reversible Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 420 MW |
| Annual generation | 753.7 GWh |
Yards Creek Generating Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in Blairstown and Hardwick Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. The facility is owned by REV Renewables, which purchased it from Public Service Enterprise Group and FirstEnergy in 2020 and 2021.[1] It has an installed capacity of 420 MW.
The facility is located in the Delaware Water Gap region of the New Jersey Skylands. When built, the complex stretched into the former Pahaquarry Township. Pahaquarry got its name from the word Pahaquarra, which was a derivation of the Native American word Pahaqualong, which meant "the place between the mountains beside the waters". The township dissolved in 1997, becoming part of Hardwick Township[2]
