Power plant · New Jersey, United States
Oyster Creek Power Plant
Oyster Creek Power Plant is a closed nuclear power plant in New Jersey, United States, with 550 MW of capacity, operated by Constellation Nuclear.
Grid connection
It closed in 2018, which freed up a 550 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1969 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2018 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Constellation Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 550 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.8143, -74.2062 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Oyster Creek has closed: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 550 MW is not counted in their totals.
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 9 data centers and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Blended Products Inc | Mine | — | Operating | 11 km |
| AT&T Tuckerton Cable Landing Station (TAT-14) | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| GlobeNet Tuckerton Cable Landing Station | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Data center, Ocean County (OSM way 1549253249) | Data center | — | — | 26 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Constellation Nuclear
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- PSEG Salem Generating Station2,382 MW
- LaSalle Generating Station2,340 MW
- Limerick2,277 MW
- Dresden Generating Station2,019 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
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.