Bernards Solar
Solar power plant · Somerset County, New Jersey
Nameplate capacity
2.9 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#209
of 425 plants
In service since
2016
September 2016
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
- County
- Somerset County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in New Jersey
- #141 of 343
- EIA plant code
- 60437
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNS | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.9 MW | 2.9 MW | 2016 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New Jersey
| Williams-Sonoma Solar Facility | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Augusta Solar Farm | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| County College of Morris | Solar | 2.9 MW |
| Jackson Legler Solar 1 LLC | Solar | 2.9 MW |
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 2.9 MW solar plant and a 2.9 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