Power Plants in Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County, New Jersey has 23 power plants totaling 865 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants23operating sites
Capacity865 MWnameplate
Generation4.2M MWhannual
CO₂2.0Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 88%Biomass 8%Solar 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Newark Energy CenterNewarkNatural Gas735 MWHartree Partners Lp
Covanta Essex CompanyNewarkBiomass69.8 MWCovanta Essex Company
Hoffmann LarocheNutleyNatural Gas10.6 MWPb Nutclif Master, Llc
Rutgers Biomedical And Health CogenNewarkNatural Gas10.5 MWRutgers, The State University Of Nj
Canoe Brook SolarMillburnSolar6.3 MWNjr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
Essex County Correctional Facility CogenNewarkNatural Gas6.2 MWEssex County Correctional Facility Cogen
East Orange SolarMillburn TownshipSolar4.5 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Short Hills MallShort HillsSolar2.7 MWShort Hills Mall
Adp Roseland, NjRoselandSolar2.4 MWAdp Boulevard Solar Project 2021, Llc
Newark Solar 1 LlcNewarkSolar2.2 MWDimension Energy Llc
Lister Avenue SolarNewarkSolar2.0 MWPrologis Logistics Services Incorporated
Prudential 80 Livingston Roseland SolarRoselandSolar1.7 MWPrudential Drive Investors, Llc
Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant HybrWest CaldwellSolar1.7 MWCaldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ccg MarketingWest CaldwellSolar1.5 MWPowerflex
601 Doremus CdgNewarkSolar1.5 MWHartz Solar, Llc
Ports Newark 8201 SolarNewarkSolar1.4 MWPrologis Logistics Services Incorporated
Prudential 55 Livingston Roseland SolarRoselandSolar1.2 MWPrudential Drive Investors, Llc
Nj Airport Solar Project ANewarkSolar1.0 MWSocore Energy Llc
Nj Airport Solar Project BNewarkSolar1.0 MWSocore Energy Llc
Nj Airport Solar Project CNewarkSolar1.0 MWSocore Energy Llc
Nj Airport Solar Project DNewarkSolar1.0 MWSocore Energy Llc
Anheuser-Busch Newark BreweryNewarkNatural Gas— MWAnheuser-Busch Inc
Ab Newark SolarNewarkSolar— MWAb Newark (Fund Iv) Operating, Llc

About power generation in Essex County

Essex County, New Jersey has 23 power plants totaling 865 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 88% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (8%) and Solar (4%). The largest facility is Newark Energy Center at 735 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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