10th largest plant in New Jersey · 566th nationally
Bayonne Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 644 MW. It generates roughly 751.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 71,597 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1161 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bayonne Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bayonne Energy Center Llc |
| City | Bayonne |
| County | Hudson County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 07002 |
| Coordinates | 40.65283, -74.09155 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 66.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| GT9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 66.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| GT8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 64.0 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 436.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 26 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1161 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.