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Hydro power plants in New Jersey

New Jersey has 3 operating hydro power plants with 0.5 GW of capacity.

  • Operating3
NewarkTrentonAtlantic City

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest hydro power plants in New Jersey

Operating, by capacity

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Yards Creek Energy1965453 MW
2Great Falls Hydro Project198512 MW
3Passaic Valley Water Commission19352 MW

Hydro power plants that came online most recently in New Jersey

Newest first

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Great Falls Hydro Project198512 MW
2Yards Creek Energy1965453 MW
3Passaic Valley Water Commission19352 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks hydro power plants

Operating hydro power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about hydro power plants in New Jersey

How many hydro power plants are in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 3 operating utility-scale hydro power plants with 0.5 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest hydro power plant in New Jersey?
Yards Creek Energy in Warren County, New Jersey is the largest, at 453 MW. It came online in 1965.
How many hydro power plants were built in New Jersey in 2025?
0 hydro power plants came online in New Jersey in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing hydro power plants in New Jersey?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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