Woodbridge Energy Center
Middlesex County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 57839 · Operator: Woodbridge Energy Center
Nameplate773MWSummer 726 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3,893GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor61%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,038Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2015Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 160.7 | 13.2% | 8,689 |
| 2016 | 4,751.8 | 75.2% | 6,855 |
| 2017 | 5,045.3 | 79.7% | 6,691 |
| 2018 | 4,898.7 | 76.8% | 6,691 |
| 2019 | 5,050.6 | 79.3% | 6,797 |
| 2020 | 4,444.2 | 70.0% | 6,935 |
| 2021 | 3,658.5 | 57.5% | 6,940 |
| 2022 | 4,422.1 | 69.6% | 6,870 |
| 2023 | 4,003.1 | 62.9% | 6,896 |
| 2024 | 3,608.1 | 56.5% | 7,020 |
| 2025 | 3,827.8 | 60.2% | 7,009 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 222.7 | 207.9 | Nov 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| CT002 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 222.7 | 206.4 | Oct 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 327.5 | 312 | Nov 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Woodbridge Energy Center. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Woodbridge Energy Center | 100.0% | 773 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Wakefern Food Corp | 2 MW | 1 km |
| FedEx Woodbridge | 2 MW | 1 km |
| 180 Raritan Solar | 2 MW | 1.8 km |
| DG Iron Mountain | 5 MW | 2.5 km |
| Middlesex Generating Facility | 23 MW | 2.8 km |
| Summit Associates | 2 MW | 3.4 km |