Yardville Solar Farm
Solar power plant · Mercer County, New Jersey
Nameplate capacity
3.6 MW
Rank in New Jersey
#184
of 425 plants
In service since
2010
December 2010
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co
- County
- Mercer County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in New Jersey
- #118 of 343
- EIA plant code
- 57382
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YARD | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.6 MW | 3.6 MW | 2010 | 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
| The City of Vineland at West Vineland | Solar | 3.7 MW |
| Dow Jones South Brunswick Solar | Solar | 3.6 MW |
| DCO Burlington | Natural gas | 3.5 MW |
| Manalapan Village Solar | Solar | 3.5 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 3.6 MW solar plant and a 3.6 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