12th largest plant in New Jersey · 608th nationally
Pseg Kearny Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 605 MW. It generates roughly 132.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,600 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1419 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Pseg Kearny Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kearny Generating Station |
| City | Kearny |
| County | Hudson County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 07032 |
| Coordinates | 40.73728, -74.09646 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 147 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 147 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 146 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 146 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 131 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 132 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 133 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 134 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 141 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 142 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| N121 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| N122 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| N123 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| N124 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 121 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 122 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 123 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 124 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 54.0 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 93.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 28 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1419 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.