Linden Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Union County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Linden Combined Cycle
- County
- Union County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 9.56%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #1 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 2406
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 315 MW | 252 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 315 MW | 252 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 1101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 181 MW | 199 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 1201 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 181 MW | 199 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 181 MW | 199 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2201 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 181 MW | 199 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 96 MW | 86 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 96 MW | 86 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 96 MW | 84 MW | 1995 | Operating |
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 96 MW | 80 MW | 1995 | 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
| PSEG Salem Generating Station | Nuclear | 2,382 MW |
| Bergen Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,401 MW |
| PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station | Nuclear | 1,291 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 1,740 MW solar plant and a 1,740 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