Howard Down
Natural gas power plant · Cumberland County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- City of Vineland - (NJ)
- County
- Cumberland County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.37%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #24 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 2434
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 68 MW | 55 MW | 2012 | 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
| Clayville | Natural gas | 73 MW |
| Covanta Essex Company | Other | 70 MW |
| Union County Resource Recovery | Other | 45 MW |
| Camden Resource Recovery Facility | Other | 35 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 68 MW solar plant and a 68 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