Power plant · New Jersey, United States
Yards Creek Energy
Yards Creek Energy is a power plant in New Jersey, United States, with 453 MW of capacity, owned by Yards Creek Energy.
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 | 1965 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Yards Creek Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Yards Creek Energy | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 453 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.0006, -75.0314 | 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
Yards Creek Energy is the 14th-largest of 14 power plants in New Jersey and the 784th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 453 MW is <0.1% 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 | 14th of 14 | 13,695 MW | 3.3% |
| United States | 784th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 898th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Bank Operation | Mine | — | Closed | 2.6 km |
| Mount Hope Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 38 km |
| Kunkletown Clay Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 39 km |
Owner, operator and place
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.