NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLC
Natural gas power plant · Ocean County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Essential Power Operating Company, LLC
- County
- Ocean County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 2.18%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #13 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 55938
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPP3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 165 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| OPP4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 199 MW | 168 MW | 2003 | 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
| Yards Creek Energy | Hydro | 453 MW |
| Sayreville Cogeneration Facility | Natural gas | 430 MW |
| NAEA Lakewood LLC | Natural gas | 288 MW |
| Eagle Point Power Generation | Natural gas | 252 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 398 MW solar plant and a 398 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