Red Oak Power LLC
Natural gas power plant · Middlesex County, New Jersey
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Red Oak Operating Services LLC
- County
- Middlesex County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 4.51%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #4 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 55239
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0004 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 281 MW | 274 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 180 MW | 167 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0002 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 180 MW | 167 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 0003 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 180 MW | 167 MW | 2002 | 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 Hope Creek Generating Station | Nuclear | 1,291 MW |
| Linden Cogen Plant | Natural gas | 974 MW |
| Woodbridge Energy Center | Natural gas | 773 MW |
| West Deptford Energy Station | Natural gas | 755 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 821 MW solar plant and a 821 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