61st largest plant in New Jersey · 5522nd nationally
Bristol Myers Squibb Lawrenceville is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 11.1 MW. It generates roughly 43.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,178 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 45% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1302 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bristol Myers Squibb Lawrenceville |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co |
| City | Lawrenceville |
| County | Mercer County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08540 |
| Coordinates | 40.32472, -74.70778 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG102 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.6 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| TG101 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.3 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| DG101 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Standby | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 28.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 78 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1302 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.