Kearny Generating Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | South Kearny, New Jersey |
Coordinates | 40°44′14″N 74°05′56″W / 40.73722°N 74.09889°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1923 1954 2012 |
Owner | PSE&G |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Turbine technology | Combustion turbine |
Cooling source | Hackensack River |
Power generation | |
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External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Kearny Generating Station is a peaking power plant on the banks of the Riverbend of the Hackensack River in South Kearny, New Jersey. Owned and operated by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG) the power station consists of 10 simple cycle combustion turbines totaling 456 MW.[1][2] It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system.