Kearny Generating Station

Kearny Generating Station
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CountryUnited States
LocationSouth Kearny, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′14″N 74°05′56″W / 40.73722°N 74.09889°W / 40.73722; -74.09889
StatusOperational
Commission date1923
1954
2012
Owner(s)PSE&G
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Turbine technologyCombustion turbine
Cooling sourceHackensack River
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 605 MW
External links
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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.

  1. ^ "The Kearny Generating Station". PSEG. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  2. ^ "POWER PLANTS BY COMPANY NAME". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2014-12-29.