Sherman Avenue

🔥 Natural GasIPP Non-CHP112 MW capacity

24th largest plant in New Jersey · 2282nd nationally

Sherman Avenue is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 113 MW. It generates roughly 32.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,131 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1610 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%3%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity113 MWnameplate
Annual Generation32.9k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor3%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂26.5kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameSherman Avenue
OperatorCalpine New Jersey Generation Llc
CityVineland
CountyCumberland County
StateNew Jersey
ZIP08360
Coordinates39.45100, -75.05780

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Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
SEHRNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNatural Gas113 MWOperating1991

Emissions (annual)

CO₂26.5k metric tons
NOₓ16 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1610 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,610 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Natural Gas plants

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.

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