217th largest plant in New Jersey · 9695th nationally
Iiv000 Mt Bethel Fuel Cell is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 2.6 MW. It generates roughly 18.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,719 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 79% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Iiv000 Mt Bethel Fuel Cell |
|---|---|
| Operator | 2016 Esa Project Company, Llc |
| City | Warren |
| County | Somerset County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 07069 |
| Coordinates | 40.63251, -74.50348 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIV0A | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| IIV0B | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 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.