94th largest plant in New Jersey · 6341st nationally
Dte Atlantic, Llc is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 7.5 MW. It generates roughly 55.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,270 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 84% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1352 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Dte Atlantic, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dte Atlantic, Llc |
| City | Atlantic City |
| County | Atlantic County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08401 |
| Coordinates | 39.37330, -74.43690 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACB-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 37.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 102 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1352 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.