Deepwater is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey.
| Plant Name | Deepwater |
|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine New Jersey Generation Llc |
| City | Pennsville |
| County | Salem County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08070 |
| Coordinates | 39.68310, -75.50830 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 242 MW | Cancelled | — |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 214 MW | Cancelled | — |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 81.6 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 73.5 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 53.0 MW | Retired | 1930 |
| GTA | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.6 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 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.