Bernards Solar
Somerset County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 60437 · Operator: NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.9 | 11.4% | — |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 19.6% | — |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 18.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 20.2% | — |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 19.3% | — |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 17.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 18.5% | — |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 17.5% | — |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 17.2% | — |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 16.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNS | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.9 | 2.9 | Sep 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bernards Solar, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pfizer Peapack Solar | 6 MW | 7 km |
| CIP II/AR Bridgewater Holdings - NJCOE | 5 MW | 9.8 km |
| Emerald Kemble, LLC | 2 MW | 10.1 km |
| IIV000 Mt Bethel Fuel Cell | 3 MW | 10.2 km |
| Morristown Medical Center | 5 MW | 13.7 km |
| Parker Road Solar | 15 MW | 14.8 km |