PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station
Nuclear power plant · Salem County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- PSEG Nuclear LLC
- County
- Salem County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 7.09%
- Rank among nuclear plants in New Jersey
- #2 of 2
- EIA plant code
- 6118
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 1,291 MW | 1,174 MW | 1986 | 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
| Linden Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,740 MW |
| Bergen Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,401 MW |
| Linden Cogen Plant | Natural gas | 974 MW |
| Red Oak Power LLC | Natural gas | 821 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 1,291 MW solar plant and a 1,291 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