Trenton Solar FarmRetirement planned
Mercer County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 57352 · Operator: Public Service Elec & Gas Co
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2010Retirement planned Dec 2030
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2 | 7.8% | — |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 12.8% | — |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 18.4% | — |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 18.1% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5 | 17.3% | — |
| 2015 | 1.6 | 18.3% | — |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 18.8% | — |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 17.6% | — |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 18.1% | — |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 13.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 18.1% | — |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 17.9% | — |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 18.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREN | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Oct 2010 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2030 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Public Service Elec & Gas Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Veolia Energy Trenton L.P. | 6 MW | 2 km |
| College of New Jersey | 6 MW | 4.5 km |
| ETS Ewing Solar Facility | 1 MW | 6.5 km |
| Falls | 64 MW | 6.8 km |
| Wheelabrator Falls | 53 MW | 7.7 km |
| The Lawrenceville School Solar Facility | 5 MW | 8.2 km |