NAEA OCEAN PEAKING POWER LLC
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 383 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Ocean County
- Operator
- NAEA OPERATING COMPANY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 55938
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 188 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 5.6%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.0634, -74.1671
NAEA OCEAN PEAKING POWER LLC, a 383 MW Natural Gas power plant in Ocean County, New Jersey. Operated by NAEA OPERATING COMPANY LLC, commissioned 2003.
How NAEA OCEAN PEAKING POWER LLC compares
With 383 MW of capacity, NAEA OCEAN PEAKING POWER LLC ranks 13th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and 8th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.5% of New Jersey's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 387th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is older than 70% of the 128 operating New Jersey plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NAEA OPERATING COMPANY LLC, runs 2 operating plants in New Jersey totaling 622 MW. It shares Ocean County with 5 other operating plants, including NAEA LAKEWOOD LLC and FORKED RIVER.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 383 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 188 GWh in 2024 (a 5.6% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 355 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NAEA LAKEWOOD LLC (239 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 23 mapped data centers; the nearest is Telehouse - Teleport Center (New York) in Staten Island, about 37.5 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
NAEA OCEAN PEAKING POWER LLC is a 383 MW natural gas power plant in Ocean County, NJ, operated by NAEA OPERATING COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 2003. Ocean County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 37th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Ocean County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Coastal flooding | Very High | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 9.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Lightning | Very High | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 30.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | 6.8 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Ocean County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.