65th largest plant in New Jersey · 5596th nationally
Bristol Myers Squibb New Brunswick is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 10.5 MW. It generates roughly 57.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,506 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 63% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 630 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bristol Myers Squibb New Brunswick |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co |
| City | New Brunswick |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08903 |
| Coordinates | 40.47572, -74.44620 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.5 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Standby | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 18.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 50 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 630 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.