23rd largest plant in New Jersey · 2053rd nationally
Parlin Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 135 MW. It generates roughly 8.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 799 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1216 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Parlin Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. |
| City | Parlin |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08859 |
| Coordinates | 40.46072, -74.32716 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 45.9 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 45.9 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 21.6 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 21.6 MW | Retired | 1991 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Efs Parlin Holdings, Llc | Norwalk, CT | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 5.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1216 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.