PSEG KEARNY GENERATING STATION

How PSEG KEARNY GENERATING STATION compares

With 624 MW of capacity, PSEG KEARNY GENERATING STATION ranks 7th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and 5th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.3% of New Jersey's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 242nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is older than 72% 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 Hudson County with 3 other operating plants, including BAYONNE ENERGY CENTER and NJMC LANDFILL.

EIA-860 lists 10 generators at the site with 605 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 141 GWh in 2024 (a 2.7% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 2001 and 2012.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is PLANK ROAD, about 1.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE ELEC & GAS CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 77 operating power plants totaling 17,554 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 NY2/NY4/NY5/NY6 - New York, Secaucus in Secaucus, about 3.1 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