8th largest plant in New Jersey · 453rd nationally
West Deptford Energy Station is a natural gas power plant in New Jersey with a nameplate capacity of 755 MW. It generates roughly 2.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 206,460 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 894 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (755 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | West Deptford Energy Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | West Deptford Energy Llc |
| City | West Deptford |
| County | Gloucester County |
| State | New Jersey |
| ZIP | 08066 |
| Coordinates | 39.84140, -75.22140 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 304 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| E101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 225 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| E102 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 225 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CO₂ | 968.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 65 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 894 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.