Essex Generating Station
| Essex Generating Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Essex Generating Station in Essex County, New Jersey | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Location | Newark, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W / 40.73833°N 74.12639°WCoordinates: 40°44′18″N 74°07′35″W / 40.73833°N 74.12639°W |
| Commission date |
1915 1926 1971 1990 |
| Owner(s) | PSE&G |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural Gas |
| Type | Combustion Turbine |
| Cooling source | Passaic River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 617 MW |
The Essex Generating Station was a peaking power plant on the banks of the Passaic River, three miles east of Downtown in Newark, New Jersey.
Owned by the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, it was designed and constructed in 1915–16 and by 1924 six generators had been installed, totaling 214,444 kva.[1]
Four simple cycle combustion turbines totaling 617 MW. Three were brought on line in 1971, and another in 1990.[2] They were later replaced.[3]
The electrical substation facility suffered severe damage during Hurricane Sandy.[4] It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Reconstruction of switching facilities at Essex generating station". Electrical Engineering (Volume:58 , Issue: 11). 1939.
- ↑ "The Essex Generating Station". PSEG. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ↑ http://www.energyjustice.net/map/displayfacility-65114.htm
- ↑ http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/pseg_crews_furiously_working_t.html
- ↑ ftp://www.pjm.com/planning/project-queues/impact_studies/w4034_imp.pdf
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