Power Plants in Ocean County, New Jersey

Ocean County, New Jersey has 22 power plants totaling 820 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants22operating sites
Capacity820 MWnameplate
Generation665.0k MWhannual
CO₂269.0kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 76%Oil 11%Solar 9%Other Fossil 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Naea Ocean Peaking Power LlcLakewoodNatural Gas383 MWEssential Power Operating Company, Llc
Naea Lakewood LlcLakewoodNatural Gas237 MWEssential Power Operating Company, Llc
Forked RiverForked RiverOil76.8 MWForked River Power, Llc
Edf Ph1 Toms RiverTom's RiverSolar21.3 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Plumsted 537 LlcPlumstedOther Fossil19.8 MWPlumsted 537 Llc
Kdc Solar Pr1, LlcJacksonSolar17.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
Ocean County LandfillManchesterBiomass14.4 MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
Lakehurst SolarLakehurstSolar9.6 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
Bayville Central FacilityBayvilleOil7.1 MWOcean County Utilities Auth
Seaside Heights Power PlantSeaside HeightsOil6.0 MWSeaside Heights Municipal Utility
French's Landfill PvBrickSolar5.1 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Spano Solar - Ocean County Landfill - CsManchester TownshipSolar4.2 MWDistributed Solar Development, Llc
Toms River CsgToms RiverSolar4.0 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Nj - Cs Energy - Berkeley 1BayvilleSolar4.0 MWEagles Solar I, Llc
Nj - Cs Energy - Berkeley IiBayvilleSolar4.0 MWEagles Solar Ii, Llc
Jackson Legler Solar 1 LlcJackson TownshipSolar2.9 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Jackson Board Of Education-Liberty HsJacksonSolar1.2 MWTesla Inc.
Nes Rutgers SolarLakewoodSolar1.0 MWNes Rutgers Llc
Lakewood Cheddar SchoolLakewoodSolar1.0 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Tom's River (Lowes)Toms RiverSolar1.0 MWMadison Energy Investments Llc
Cedar StationCedar RunOil— MWCalpine New Jersey Generation Llc
Oyster CreekForked RiverNuclear— MWConstellation Nuclear

About power generation in Ocean County

Ocean County, New Jersey has 22 power plants totaling 820 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 76% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (11%) and Solar (9%). The largest facility is Naea Ocean Peaking Power Llc at 383 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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