Kenilworth Energy Facility
Natural gas power plant · Union County, New Jersey
Nameplate capacity
29 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#32
of 425 plants
In service since
1989
March 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- E F Kenilworth LLC
- County
- Union County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #26 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 10805
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 22 MW | 20 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 6.8 MW | 4.5 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
| Camden Resource Recovery Facility | Other | 35 MW |
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| Middlesex County Utilities Authority | Other | 23 MW |
| EDF Ph1 Toms River | Solar | 21 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 29 MW solar plant and a 29 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