Power plant · New Jersey, United States
Cumberland (NJ) Power Plant
Cumberland (NJ) Power Plant is a gas power plant in New Jersey, United States, with 231 MW of capacity, owned by Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC.
Grid connection
99 MW of its 231 MW is due to retire in 2027, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Atlantic City Electric Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New Jersey | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1990 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 231 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Atlantic City Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2027 (99.4 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.3757, -74.9654 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Cumberland (NJ) is the 17th-largest of 21 power plants in New Jersey and the 895th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 231 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 17th of 21 | 15,223 MW | 1.5% |
| United States | 895th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,779th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines and 2 data centers (1 operating, 50 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft-Nebius New Jersey | Data center | 50 MW | Operating | 7.2 km |
| DataOne Vineland | Data center | — | — | 7.3 km |
| Mauricetown Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 11 km |
| Fox Road Sand Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 24 km |
| Aztec | Mine | — | Operating | 28 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC
- Sherman Avenue113 MW
- Carlls Corner83.8 MW
- Mickleton Station71.2 MW
Other power plants in New Jersey
- PSEG Salem Generating Station2,382 MW
- Linden Generating Station1,740 MW
- Bergen Generating Station1,401 MW
- PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station1,291 MW
- Linden Cogen Plant974 MW
- Red Oak Power LLC821 MW
- Woodbridge Energy Center773 MW
- West Deptford Energy Station755 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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