29th largest plant in New Jersey · 3159th nationally
Mickleton Station is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 71.2 MW. It generates roughly 2.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 198 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2039 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Mickleton Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine New Jersey Generation Llc |
| City | Mickleton |
| County | Gloucester County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08056 |
| Coordinates | 39.81190, -75.24903 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICK | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 71.2 MW | Retired | 1974 |
| CO₂ | 2.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2039 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.