Essex County, New Jersey has 23 power plants totaling 865 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Energy Center | Newark | Natural Gas | 735 MW | Hartree Partners Lp |
| Covanta Essex Company | Newark | Biomass | 69.8 MW | Covanta Essex Company |
| Hoffmann Laroche | Nutley | Natural Gas | 10.6 MW | Pb Nutclif Master, Llc |
| Rutgers Biomedical And Health Cogen | Newark | Natural Gas | 10.5 MW | Rutgers, The State University Of Nj |
| Canoe Brook Solar | Millburn | Solar | 6.3 MW | Njr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation |
| Essex County Correctional Facility Cogen | Newark | Natural Gas | 6.2 MW | Essex County Correctional Facility Cogen |
| East Orange Solar | Millburn Township | Solar | 4.5 MW | Mn8 Energy Llc |
| Short Hills Mall | Short Hills | Solar | 2.7 MW | Short Hills Mall |
| Adp Roseland, Nj | Roseland | Solar | 2.4 MW | Adp Boulevard Solar Project 2021, Llc |
| Newark Solar 1 Llc | Newark | Solar | 2.2 MW | Dimension Energy Llc |
| Lister Avenue Solar | Newark | Solar | 2.0 MW | Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated |
| Prudential 80 Livingston Roseland Solar | Roseland | Solar | 1.7 MW | Prudential Drive Investors, Llc |
| Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant Hybr | West Caldwell | Solar | 1.7 MW | Caldwell Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| Ccg Marketing | West Caldwell | Solar | 1.5 MW | Powerflex |
| 601 Doremus Cdg | Newark | Solar | 1.5 MW | Hartz Solar, Llc |
| Ports Newark 8201 Solar | Newark | Solar | 1.4 MW | Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated |
| Prudential 55 Livingston Roseland Solar | Roseland | Solar | 1.2 MW | Prudential Drive Investors, Llc |
| Nj Airport Solar Project A | Newark | Solar | 1.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Nj Airport Solar Project B | Newark | Solar | 1.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Nj Airport Solar Project C | Newark | Solar | 1.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Nj Airport Solar Project D | Newark | Solar | 1.0 MW | Socore Energy Llc |
| Anheuser-Busch Newark Brewery | Newark | Natural Gas | — MW | Anheuser-Busch Inc |
| Ab Newark Solar | Newark | Solar | — MW | Ab Newark (Fund Iv) Operating, Llc |
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.
To find plants closer to a specific address in Essex County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.