18th largest plant in New Jersey · 1282nd nationally
Pseg Burlington Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 242 MW. It generates roughly 27.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,624 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1146 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Pseg Burlington Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Burlington Generating Station |
| City | Burlington |
| County | Burlington County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08016 |
| Coordinates | 40.07661, -74.87917 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 122 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 123 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 124 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| 105 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.9 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.8 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 102 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.8 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 103 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.8 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 104 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 44.8 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 111 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 112 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 113 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 114 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 91 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 92 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 93 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 94 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 41.8 MW | Retired | 1972 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 18.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 15.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 13 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1146 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.