25th largest plant in New Jersey · 2767th nationally
Carlls Corner is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 83.8 MW. It generates roughly 4.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 430 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2007 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Carlls Corner |
|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine New Jersey Generation Llc |
| City | Upper Deerfield Twp |
| County | Cumberland County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08313 |
| Coordinates | 39.45470, -75.20140 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.9 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| CA2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 41.9 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| CO₂ | 4.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2007 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.