How many natural gas power plants are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 52 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 12 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in New Jersey?

Linden Generating Station in Union County, New Jersey is the largest, at 1,740 MW. It came online in 2006.

How many natural gas power plants were built in New Jersey in 2025?

1 natural gas power plant came online in New Jersey in 2025, with 3 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas 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.

Natural gas power plants in New Jersey

New Jersey has 52 operating natural gas power plants with 12 GW of capacity. 1 came online in 2025.

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See planned natural gas power plants in New Jersey

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

New Jersey had 39 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 52 in 2026

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Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in New Jersey

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Linden Generating Station	Union County	2006	1,740 MW
2	Bergen Generating Station	Bergen County	2002	1,401 MW
3	Linden Cogen Plant	Union County	2002	974 MW
4	Red Oak Power LLC	Middlesex County	2002	821 MW
5	Woodbridge Energy Center	Middlesex County	2015	773 MW
6	West Deptford Energy Station	Gloucester County	2014	755 MW
7	Newark Energy Center	Essex County	2015	735 MW
8	Bayonne Energy Center	Hudson County	2018	644 MW
9	Sewaren	Middlesex County	2018	610 MW
10	Kearny Generating Station	Hudson County	2012	605 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in New Jersey

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Overlook Medical Center	Union County	2025	3 MW
2	Morristown Medical Center	Morris County	2022	5 MW
3	Altice - Parsippany	Morris County	2021	2 MW
4	Bristol Myers Squibb Lawrenceville	Mercer County	2021	10 MW
5	LabCorp Engine	Somerset County	2019	3 MW
6	EQX002 Secaucus Rd Fuel Cell	Hudson County	2019	2 MW
7	IIV000 Mt Bethel Fuel Cell	Somerset County	2019	3 MW
8	EQX003 Secaucus Rd Fuel Cell	Hudson County	2018	2 MW
9	EQX012 Harz Fuel Cell	Hudson County	2018	3 MW
10	Sewaren	Middlesex County	2018	610 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas 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 natural gas power plants in New Jersey

How many natural gas power plants are in New Jersey?: New Jersey has 52 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 12 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in New Jersey?: Linden Generating Station in Union County, New Jersey is the largest, at 1,740 MW. It came online in 2006.
How many natural gas power plants were built in New Jersey in 2025?: 1 natural gas power plant came online in New Jersey in 2025, with 3 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas 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.