155th largest plant in New Jersey · 8379th nationally
Hopewell Cogeneration Nj is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 4.0 MW. It generates roughly 433 MWh per year — enough to power about 41 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1240 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hopewell Cogeneration Nj |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hopewell Campus Owners Llc |
| City | Pennington |
| County | Mercer County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08534 |
| Coordinates | 40.34828, -74.77150 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 269 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1240 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.