Rutgers Biomedical and Health Cogen
Natural gas power plant · Essex County, New Jersey
Nameplate capacity
11 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#66
of 425 plants
In service since
1989
July 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Rutgers, The State University of NJ
- County
- Essex County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Jersey
- #34 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 50411
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.4 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.4 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.4 MW | 1989 | Operating |
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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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