Essex County Correctional Facility Cogen
Essex County, New Jersey · EIA plant ID 63540 · Operator: Essex County Correctional Facility Cogen
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation24GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor45%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,515Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs as baseload
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23.6 | 44.9% | 10,974 |
| 2020 | 22.7 | 43.0% | 10,391 |
| 2021 | 26.1 | 49.6% | 11,045 |
| 2022 | 26.9 | 51.1% | 10,679 |
| 2023 | 22.5 | 42.9% | 11,007 |
| 2024 | 23.5 | 44.5% | 10,729 |
| 2025 | 23.8 | 45.3% | 10,515 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 3.1 | 3 | Jan 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| EG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 3.1 | 3 | Jan 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Essex County Correctional Facility Cogen. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Essex County | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership LP | retired | 0.3 km |
| River Terminal Development Solar | 3 MW | 1.3 km |
| 601 Doremus CDG | 2 MW | 1.4 km |
| Newark Energy Center | 735 MW | 1.5 km |
| Hudson County Solar | 1 MW | 1.7 km |
| Covanta Essex Company | 70 MW | 1.9 km |