SHERMAN AVENUE

How SHERMAN AVENUE compares

With 113 MW of capacity, SHERMAN AVENUE ranks 20th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and 14th of the 25 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.3% of New Jersey's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 656th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1991, it is older than 80% of the 128 operating New Jersey plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CALPINE NEW JERSEY GENERATION LLC, runs 2 operating plants in New Jersey totaling 344 MW. It shares Cumberland County with 15 other operating plants, including CUMBERLAND and HOWARD DOWN.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 113 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 25.7 GWh in 2024 (a 2.6% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 16 operating power plants totaling 364 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CUMBERLAND (231 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is IPR Wilmington CCC in Wilmington, about 33.1 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