141st largest plant in New Jersey · 8089th nationally
Heller Industrial Parks is a solar power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 4.6 MW. It generates roughly 8.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 765 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 20% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Heller Industrial Parks |
|---|---|
| Operator | Marina Energy Llc |
| City | Dayton |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08810 |
| Coordinates | 40.37390, -74.48924 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.7 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| HM | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.8 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| HH | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| HII | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.4 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| HJC | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 0.2 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.