Bergen Generating Station
| Bergen Generating Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Ridgefield, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°50′22″N 74°01′28″W / 40.8394444°N 74.0244444°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | PSE&G |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Pipeline natural gas |
| Secondary fuel | Diesel oil |
| Turbine technology | CCCT |
| Cooling source | BCUA Treated Effluent |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1229 MW |
Bergen Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Ridgefield, New Jersey. The plant is owned and operated by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is adjacent to the Little Ferry railyard, within the New Jersey Meadowlands, on the banks of Overpeck Creek, near its confluence with the Hackensack River.
The plant supplies electricity to New Jersey and, via the Hudson Project submarine power cable, to New York City.[7]
Originally fueled by coal it was converted to heavy fuel and gas in 1970.[8]
The power plant uses a closed loop cooling system, which eliminates the need to withdraw water from the Hackensack River for cooling. The cooling tower make-up water for the power plant uses treated wastewater from the nearby Bergen County Utilities Authority sewage treatment plant in Little Ferry, thereby eliminating the need to use potable water for cooling.[3]
See also
References
- ^ PSEG Bergen Generating
- ^ "PSE&G Bergen station tops emission list". NorthJersey.com. 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ a b "NJ DEP Commissioner Campbell Visits PSEG Power's Bergen Generating Station". Wastewater Digest. Endeavor Business Media, LLC. 2002-08-19. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ "Rooney Says Pse&G Needs To Reconsider Sale Of Bergen Power Plant Capacity To New York". Politicker NJ. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ "N.Y. Approves PSEG Cross-Hudson Cable". Geneva, NY: The Electricity Forum, Inc. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ http://www.pjm.com/pub/planning/project-queues/facilities/a05_fac.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Description - Hudson Profect". Fairfield, CT: Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "Bergen station repowered". February 1996.