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Bergen Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power facility with 1,400.8 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity and 600 MWh of reported energy capacity in Bergen County, New Jersey, registered as EIA Plant ID 2398. The plant's generating configuration is two combined-cycle natural-gas units, with oil listed as an additional fuel.

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Power / energy: 1,400.8 MW / 600 MWh
Reported plant capacity and configuration.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 2398
Bergen County · PJM
Storage duration: 12 hours

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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1101	112.5 MW 120 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 1995	Operating
1201	112.5 MW 110 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 1995	Operating
1301	112.5 MW 115 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 1995	Operating
1401	112.5 MW 115 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 1995	Operating
1501	325.2 MW 204 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	May 1959	Operating
2101	183.6 MW 178.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 2002	Operating
2201	183.6 MW 174 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Jun 2002	Operating
2301	258.4 MW 238.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Jun 2002	Operating
3	18.6 MW 21 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT	Jul 1967 Retirement: Jun 2015	Operating

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Acquisition As Part Of Portfolio Transaction

Feb 2022

Bergen Generating Station was identified as one of the fossil facilities PSEG was selling to ArcLight. Parkway Generation, LLC, an ArcLight subsidiary, closed the acquisition of PSEG's broader 4.8 GW portfolio on February 18, 2022. The disclosed $1.37 billion portfolio purchase price and $1.14 billion portfolio debt financing were not allocated to Bergen Generating Station, so no asset-specific amount is reported.

Public Service Enterprise Group · Parkway Generation Operating LLC · ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, L.P.

ArcLight Closes Acquisition of 4.8 GW Power Generation Portfolio from PSEG

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Air Compliance

May 28, 2020

Facility compliance certification: currently meets applicable federal and New Jersey air requirements

The NJDEP Title V statement says the facility's Responsible Official certified that Bergen Generating Station met all applicable requirements of the federal Clean Air Act and New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act at the time of the 2020 renewal review.

Statement of Basis

Air Permit

Feb 25, 2025

Title V Operating Permit Renewal: PI 02488 / BOP190002

NJDEP's 2023 public notice identifies the Bergen Generating Station Title V renewal by Program Interest 02488 and Permit Activity Number BOP190002. A proposed renewal permit dated February 25, 2025 was located.

Public Notice

Emissions Control

May 28, 2020

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR), oxidation catalyst, dry-low-NOx combustion, water injection, and NOx/CO continuous emissions monitoring

NJDEP identifies SCR for NOx control, oxidation catalysts for CO and VOC control, dry-low-NOx combustion and water injection for turbine NOx control, and CEMs for NOx and CO in specified operating scenarios.

Statement of Basis

Environmental Compliance

Jan 3, 2024

AO 2021-25 environmental-justice milestone completed

NJDEP states that the facility completed the public-participation procedures required by Administrative Order 2021-25 on January 3, 2024, and that no comments were received during the public-comment period.

Public Notice

Historical Cooling-Water Withdrawal

Historical once-through withdrawal: approximately 400,000 gallons per day from Overpeck Creek

Before modernization, Bergen Station diverted approximately 400,000 gallons per day from Overpeck Creek and discharged the warmed water to the Hackensack River through a half-mile discharge canal.

Wastewater Reuse Program - Bergen County Utilities Authority

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