Bergen Generating Station
| Bergen Generating Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location of Bergen Generating Station in Bergen County, New Jersey | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Ridgefield, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°50′22″N 74°01′28″W / 40.8394444°N 74.0244444°W |
| Status | Active |
| Owner(s) | PSE&G |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Pipeline natural gas |
| Secondary fuel | Diesel oil |
| Type | Steam |
| Cooling source |
Overpeck Creek Hackensack River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1229 MW |
Bergen Generating Station is a power plant owned and operated by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).[1][2][3][4][5][6] It located on the banks of Overpeck Creek near its confluence with the Hackensack River in Ridgefield in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Within the New Jersey Meadowlands District, it is adjacent to the Little Ferry Yard.
The plant supplies electricity to New Jersey and via the Hudson Project to New York City.
In 2012 the plant was the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the state.[7]
See also
- Bayonne Energy Center
- New York Independent System Operator (NYISO)
- PJM Interconnection
- List of power stations in New Jersey
References
Coordinates: 40°50′22″N 74°01′28″W / 40.8394444°N 74.0244444°W
- ↑ PSEG Bergen Generating
- ↑ "PSE&G Bergen station tops emission list". NorthJersey.com. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ "NJ DEP Commissioner Campbell Visits PSEG Power's Bergen Generating Station | The Solutions Source of the Water & Wastewater Industry". Wwdmag.com. 2002-08-19. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ "Rooney Says Pse&G Needs To Reconsider Sale Of Bergen Power Plant Capacity To New York". Politicker NJ. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ "N.Y. Approves PSEG Cross-Hudson Cable". Electricityforum.com. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ↑ http://www.pjm.com/pub/planning/project-queues/facilities/a05_fac.pdf
- ↑ http://www.northjersey.com/news/pse-g-bergen-station-tops-emission-list-1.302281
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