58th largest plant in New Jersey · 5452nd nationally
Montclair State University Cogen is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 11.8 MW. It generates roughly 47.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,479 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1219 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Montclair State University Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cartier Energy, Llc |
| City | Little Falls |
| County | Passaic County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 07424 |
| Coordinates | 40.86521, -74.19665 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 6.4 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| ENG-1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.7 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| ENG-2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.7 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| CO₂ | 28.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 104 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1219 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.