126th largest plant in New Jersey · 6865th nationally
Rariton Omp is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 5.4 MW. It generates roughly 2.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 233 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 340 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Rariton Omp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Janssen Pharmaceutical Co |
| City | Raritan |
| County | Somerset County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08869 |
| Coordinates | 40.57444, -74.64806 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHP1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Retired | 2009 |
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 1.7 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 417 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 10 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 340 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.