PSEG Salem Generating Station
Nuclear power plant · Salem County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- PSEG Nuclear LLC
- County
- Salem County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 13.08%
- Rank among nuclear plants in New Jersey
- #1 of 2
- EIA plant code
- 2410
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 1,170 MW | 1,146 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| 2 | Nuclear | 1,170 MW | 1,139 MW | 1981 | Operating |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 42 MW | 38 MW | 1971 | 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.
Similarly sized plants in New Jersey
| Linden Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,740 MW |
| Bergen Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,401 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 2,382 MW solar plant and a 2,382 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