Gilbert
Natural gas power plant · Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Gilbert Power, LLC
- County
- Hunterdon County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 2.81%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #11 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 2393
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 161 MW | 153 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 135 MW | 90 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 54 MW | 49 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 54 MW | 53 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 54 MW | 55 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 54 MW | 56 MW | 1974 | 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
| Sewaren | Natural gas | 610 MW |
| Kearny Generating Station | Natural gas | 605 MW |
| Yards Creek Energy | Hydro | 453 MW |
| Sayreville Cogeneration Facility | Natural gas | 430 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 512 MW solar plant and a 512 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