PSEG LINDEN GENERATING STATION

How PSEG LINDEN GENERATING STATION compares

With 1,759 MW of capacity, PSEG LINDEN GENERATING STATION ranks 2nd among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and is the largest of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 20% of New Jersey's operating Natural Gas capacity and 12% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 20th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is older than 75% 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 Union County with 9 other operating plants, including LINDEN COGEN PLANT and UNION COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY.

EIA-860 lists 10 generators at the site with 1,740 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 4,774 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1995 and 2006.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WAVERLY, about 4.8 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 75 operating power plants totaling 15,433 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RAVENSWOOD (2,625 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 29 mapped data centers; the nearest is Telehouse - Teleport Center (New York) in Staten Island, about 2.0 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