3rd largest plant in New Jersey · 174th nationally
Bergen Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 1,401 MW. It generates roughly 2.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 248,579 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 934 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,401 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Bergen Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bergen Generating Station |
| City | Ridgefield |
| County | Bergen County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 07657 |
| Coordinates | 40.83750, -74.02440 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1501 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 325 MW | Operating | 1959 |
| 2301 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 258 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 184 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 2201 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 184 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 1101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 113 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 1201 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 113 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 1301 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 113 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 1401 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 113 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.6 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 1.2M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 172 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 934 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 | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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.