Forked River
Natural gas power plant · Ocean County, New Jersey
Nameplate capacity
77 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#25
of 425 plants
In service since
1989
June 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Forked River Power, LLC
- County
- Ocean County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.42%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #22 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 7138
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 38 MW | 34 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 38 MW | 31 MW | 1989 | 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
| Sherman Avenue | Natural gas | 113 MW |
| Paulsboro Refinery | Natural gas | 79 MW |
| Clayville | Natural gas | 73 MW |
| Covanta Essex Company | Other | 70 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 77 MW solar plant and a 77 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