Overlook Medical Center
Natural gas power plant · Union County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Overlook Medical Center
- County
- Union County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #42 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 62622
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHPS4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.6 MW | 2.7 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| CHPS3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2012 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 4.6 MW solar plant and a 4.6 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