13th largest plant in New Jersey · 725th nationally
Gilbert is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 512 MW. It generates roughly 26.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,551 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1751 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 (512 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 | Gilbert |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gilbert Power, Llc |
| City | Milford |
| County | Hunterdon County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08848 |
| Coordinates | 40.56583, -75.16389 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 161 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 135 MW | Operating | 1977 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| C1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| C2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| C3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| C4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| CO₂ | 23.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1751 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.