BERGEN GENERATING STATION

How BERGEN GENERATING STATION compares

With 1,419 MW of capacity, BERGEN GENERATING STATION ranks 3rd among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and 2nd of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of New Jersey's operating Natural Gas capacity and 9.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 34th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1959, it is older than 98% of the 128 operating New Jersey plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PSEG FOSSIL LLC, runs 5 operating plants in New Jersey totaling 4,611 MW. It shares Bergen County with 2 other operating plants, HAWORTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT and KMS CROSSROADS.

EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 1,401 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,166 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), up 5% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1959 and 2002.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MOTT HAVEN, about 6.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 63 operating power plants totaling 14,554 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RAVENSWOOD (2,625 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 30 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix NY7 - New York, North Bergen in North Bergen, about 3.0 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology