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Bayonne Energy Center

Natural gas power plant · Hudson County, New Jersey

Nameplate capacity
644 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#10
of 425 plants
In service since
2012
June 2012

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Operator
Bayonne Energy Center LLC
County
Hudson County
Generating units
10
Share of state capacity
3.54%
Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
#8 of 51
EIA plant code
56964

Generating units

Individual generating units at Bayonne Energy Center
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GT10Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine66 MW60 MW2018Operating
GT9Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine66 MW60 MW2018Operating
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW61 MW2012Operating
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW57 MW2012Operating
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW58 MW2012Operating
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW60 MW2012Operating
GT5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW62 MW2012Operating
GT6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW61 MW2012Operating
GT7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW60 MW2012Operating
GT8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine64 MW60 MW2012Operating

Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.

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About this data

From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 644 MW solar plant and a 644 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.

“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New Jersey power plants · What New Jersey actually generates