Newark Energy Center Explained

Newark Energy Center
Country:United States
Location:Newark, New Jersey
Coordinates:40.7072°N -74.1278°W
Owner:Energy Investors Fund
Status:In Operation
Th Fuel Primary:Gas
Ps Cooling Source:Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
Th Technology:Combustion Turbine
Ps Electrical Capacity:655 MW
Commissioned:2011

The Newark Energy Center is a 655-megawatt gas fired power plant in Newark, New Jersey. Approved in 2011, with construction beginning in 2012[1] it began commercial operations in May 2015. It is situated on a 23acres brownfield east of Doremus Avenue next to a Hess oil terminal on the Passaic River.[2] It was originally built as a joint venture between Hess Corporation and Energy Investors Fund,[3] and it was taken over the latter in 2014.[4]

The facility comprises two General Electric (GE) 07FA.05 combined cycle combustion turbine generators (CTGs), two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) each equipped with duct burners, one steam turbine generator (STG), one 12-cell wet mechanical draft cooling tower, and ancillary equipment. The facility will use waste water from the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, eliminating the need to use fresh water.[2] NAES Corporation provides operations and maintenance; Direct Energy handles energy management services. The plant consists of 23 full-time staff members. It will sell its energy and capacity into the PJM Interconnection capacity market regional grid.

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  1. Web site: 1000 MW Project.
  2. Web site: APPLICATION FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OPERATING PERMIT (TITLE V) AND FEDERAL PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) OF AIR QUALITY PERMIT AND ACID RAIN PERMIT . Environmental Protection Agency . July 15, 2011 . 2015-02-17.
  3. Web site: Hess, investors to develop gas fired Newark Energy Center. Editors of Electric Light & Power/ POWERGRID International. elp.com.
  4. Energy Investors Funds Acquires Hess Corporation's 50 Percent Equity Stake In GE-Powered Newark Energy Center In New Jersey With Financing From Credit Agricole, GE And MUFG . GE Energy Financial . June 20, 2014 . 2015-02-21.