33rd largest plant in New Jersey · 4046th nationally
Camden Resource Recovery Facility is a biomass power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 35.0 MW. It generates roughly 172.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 16,453 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 56% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 2303 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 (35.0 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 | Camden Resource Recovery Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Covanta Camden Energy Recovery Center |
| City | Camden |
| County | Camden County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08104 |
| Coordinates | 39.90920, -75.11690 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGA | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 17.5 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| TGB | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 17.5 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 198.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 334 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 353 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2303 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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.