YARDS CREEK
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 453 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Warren County
- Operator
- JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 6522
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
- Net generation (2024)
- -232 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.0009, -75.0317
YARDS CREEK, a 453 MW Hydro power plant in Warren County, New Jersey. Operated by JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO, commissioned 1965.
How YARDS CREEK compares
With 453 MW of capacity, YARDS CREEK ranks 11th among the 130 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Jersey and is the largest of the 3 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 97% of New Jersey's operating Hydro capacity and 3.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 49th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 96% of the 128 operating New Jersey plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Warren County with 3 other operating plants, including MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICAN LLC and WARREN COUNTY.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 453 MW of nameplate capacity, all hydroelectric pumped storage technology. The plant was a net consumer of electricity in 2024 (-232 GWh), which is typical of pumped storage.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,495 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PPL MARTINS CREEK (1,790 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is QTS Piscataway (PNJ1) in Piscataway, about 42.0 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
Weather peril exposure
YARDS CREEK is a 453 MW hydro power plant in Warren County, NJ, operated by JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO, commissioned in 1965. Warren County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 12th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 84th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Warren County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 14.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 33.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 5.4 |
Perils not assessed in Warren County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Warren County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.