Kearny Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Hudson County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- —
- County
- Hudson County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 3.32%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #10 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 2404
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 132 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 133 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 134 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 141 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 142 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 47 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| N121 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 44 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| N122 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 44 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| N123 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 44 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| N124 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 44 MW | 2001 | 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
| Bayonne Energy Center | Natural gas | 644 MW |
| Sewaren | Natural gas | 610 MW |
| Gilbert | Natural gas | 512 MW |
| Yards Creek Energy | Hydro | 453 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 605 MW solar plant and a 605 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