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Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex

Other power plant · Cumberland County, New Jersey

Nameplate capacity
4.8 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#140
of 425 plants
In service since
2008
November 2008

Details

Primary fuel
Other
Technology
Landfill Gas
Operator
NextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC
County
Cumberland County
Generating units
3
Share of state capacity
0.03%
Rank among other plants in New Jersey
#12 of 14
EIA plant code
56884

Generating units

Individual generating units at Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
GEN 2Landfill Gas1.6 MW1.6 MW2008Operating
GEN 3Landfill Gas1.6 MW1.6 MW2008Operating
GEN1Landfill Gas1.6 MW1.6 MW2008Operating

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 4.8 MW solar plant and a 4.8 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