Power plant · New Jersey, United States
PSEG Salem Generating Station
PSEG Salem Generating Station is a power plant in New Jersey, United States, with 2,382 MW of capacity, owned by PSEG Nuclear LLC (57.4%) and Constellation Nuclear (42.6%).
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 | 1971 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | PSEG Nuclear LLC (57.4%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Constellation Nuclear (42.6%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PSEG Nuclear LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,382 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.4625, -75.5358 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
PSEG Salem Generating Station is the largest of 14 power plants in New Jersey and the 44th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 2,382 MW is 0.28% of the 839,036 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 | 1st of 14 | 13,695 MW | 17% |
| United States | 44th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.28% |
| All power plants in our data | 45th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.23% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center (50 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft-Nebius New Jersey | Data center | 50 MW | Operating | 45 km |
Owners, operator and place
More from PSEG Nuclear LLC
Other power plants in New Jersey
- 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
- Newark Energy Center735 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.