21st largest plant in New Jersey · 1393rd nationally
Sayreville is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 212 MW.
| Plant Name | Sayreville |
|---|---|
| Operator | Sayreville Power, Llc |
| City | Sayreville |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08872 |
| Coordinates | 40.47653, -74.35234 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 125 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 125 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 53.0 MW | Out of Service | 1972 |
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 53.0 MW | Out of Service | 1972 |
| GT3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 53.0 MW | Out of Service | 1972 |
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 53.0 MW | Out of Service | 1973 |
| CO₂ | 1.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
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.