PSEG HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION

How PSEG HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION compares

With 1,291 MW of capacity, PSEG HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION ranks 4th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and is the smallest of the 2 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 35% of New Jersey's operating Nuclear capacity and 8.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 35th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1986, it is older than 89% of the 128 operating New Jersey plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PSEG NUCLEAR LLC, runs 2 operating plants in New Jersey totaling 3,673 MW. It shares Salem County with 2 other operating plants, PSEG SALEM GENERATING STATION and PILESGROVE.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 1,291 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 8,966 GWh in 2024 (a 79% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CLAYMONT (230 kV), about 23.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 19 operating power plants totaling 5,853 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PSEG SALEM GENERATING STATION (2,382 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is USNAMES-NET in Wilmington, about 18.9 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