PSEG SEWAREN GENERATING STATION

How PSEG SEWAREN GENERATING STATION compares

With 567 MW of capacity, PSEG SEWAREN GENERATING STATION ranks 9th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and 6th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.6% of New Jersey's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 286th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2018, it is newer 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 Middlesex County with 29 other operating plants, including RED OAK POWER LLC and SAYREVILLE COGENERATION FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 610 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,601 GWh in 2024 (a 49% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SAYREVILLE (500 kV), about 8.0 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 74 operating power plants totaling 16,387 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 5.2 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