48th largest plant in New Jersey · 5061st nationally
Haworth Water Treatment Plant is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 16.0 MW. It generates roughly 17.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,655 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 12% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1615 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Haworth Water Treatment Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| City | Haworth |
| County | Bergen County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 07641 |
| Coordinates | 40.95926, -74.01511 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| GEN6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 4.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| CO₂ | 14.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 15 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 269 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1615 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.