185th largest plant in New Jersey · 8991st nationally
Labcorp Engine is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 3.2 MW. It generates roughly 288 MWh per year — enough to power about 27 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1451 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Labcorp Engine |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aep Onsite Partners, Llc |
| City | Raritan |
| County | Somerset County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08869 |
| Coordinates | 40.57045, -74.63951 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCG | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.2 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| CO₂ | 209 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 5 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1451 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.