19th largest plant in New Jersey · 1314th nationally
Naea Lakewood Llc is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 237 MW. It generates roughly 245.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 23,379 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 12% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 978 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (237 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Naea Lakewood Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Essential Power Operating Company, Llc |
| City | Lakewood |
| County | Ocean County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08701 |
| Coordinates | 40.06130, -74.16860 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 81.0 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 77.9 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 77.9 MW | Standby | 1994 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Cogeneration Lp | New York, NY | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 120.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 17 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 978 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.