PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station
Salem County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 6118 · Operator: PSEG Nuclear LLC
Nameplate1,291MWSummer 1,174 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8,769GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor85%nuclear units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
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), nuclear 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,052 | 87.6% | — |
| 2002 | 8,838.8 | 96.2% | — |
| 2003 | 7,260.6 | 79.0% | — |
| 2004 | 6,027.4 | 65.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7,672.7 | 82.5% | — |
| 2006 | 8,575.2 | 92.3% | — |
| 2007 | 8,104.5 | 87.2% | — |
| 2008 | 9,992.4 | 98.0% | — |
| 2009 | 9,700.3 | 95.4% | — |
| 2010 | 9,438.5 | 92.8% | — |
| 2011 | 10,474.9 | 102.0% | — |
| 2012 | 9,551.2 | 92.6% | — |
| 2013 | 9,070.4 | 89.2% | — |
| 2014 | 10,373.8 | 101.0% | — |
| 2015 | 9,409.4 | 91.6% | — |
| 2016 | 9,603.4 | 93.3% | — |
| 2017 | 10,627.3 | 103.5% | — |
| 2018 | 9,546.7 | 93.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8,726.9 | 85.0% | — |
| 2020 | 10,592.7 | 102.9% | — |
| 2021 | 9,080.1 | 88.4% | — |
| 2022 | 9,198.7 | 89.6% | — |
| 2023 | 9,938.4 | 96.8% | — |
| 2024 | 8,966.4 | 87.1% | — |
| 2025 | 9,205.1 | 89.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | ST | 1,290.7 | 1,174.2 | Dec 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: PSEG Nuclear LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| PSEG Nuclear LLC | 100.0% | 1,291 MW |
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