Great Falls Hydro Project
Hydro power plant · Passaic County, New Jersey
Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#53
of 425 plants
In service since
1985
December 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
- County
- Passaic County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among hydro plants in New Jersey
- #2 of 3
- EIA plant code
- 52068
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.1 MW | 3.3 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.1 MW | 3.3 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.1 MW | 3.3 MW | 1985 | Operating |
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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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