# Kearny Generating Station

PJM Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/kearny-generating-station

Kearny Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power facility with 605 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Hudson County, New Jersey, registered as EIA Plant ID 2404. Alpha Generation, LLC is the public owner or developer. The plant's generating configuration is 10 simple-cycle, natural-gas-fired combustion turbine units and dual-fuel capable with oil backup, with fast-start, black-start, and synchronous-condensing capabilities.
KEARNY 13 KV · 13 kV.

## Key facts

- Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Power capacity: 605 MW
- Operating status: operating
- Retirement: 2006

## Grid and market context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Balancing authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
- Interconnection voltage: 13 kV

## Source-backed facts

- Owner logo domain: alphagen.com — Alpha Generation | Reliable Energy Now And Always · confidence: medium
- Owner logo domain: alphagen.com — Kearny - Alpha Generation · confidence: medium
- Description: Kearny Generating Station is a 605-MW natural-gas-fired plant in South Kearny, New Jersey, on the banks of the Hackensack River. The facility has 10 simple-cycle units and is dual-fuel capable, with fast-start, black-start, and synchronous-condensing capabilities. EIA-derived records identify 10 operating generators, with the first units online in August 2001. — Kearny - Alpha Generation · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.3: {"value":"N121, N122, N123, N124, 131, 132, 133, 134, 141, 142","system":"EIA generator IDs"} — MBR | Index · confidence: medium
- Identifiers.8: {"value":"12200","system":"NJDEP Program Interest / facility ID"} — Source · confidence: high
- Identifiers.10: {"value":"17744-17749","system":"FERC MBR EIA registry record IDs for generators 131-134, 141, and 142"} — MBR | Index · confidence: medium
- Parties.3: {"relationship":"Asset manager","name":"Alpha Generation, LLC (AlphaGen)","official_url":"https://www.alphagen.com/"} — ArcLight Creates AlphaGen to Manage One of the Largest Power Infrastructure Portfolios in the United States - Alpha Generation · confidence: medium
- Parties.5: {"relationship":"Turbine OEM / supplier","name":"GE Power / General Electric","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/"} — Power plant profile: PSEG Kearny Generating Station, US · confidence: medium
- Construction scope: The facility comprises 10 simple-cycle combustion-turbine generator sets: four Unit 12 generators and six Units 13/14 generators. NJDEP identifies the four Unit 12 machines as GE LM6000 turbines and the six Units 13/14 machines as GE LM6000PC Sprint turbines. The site also has one Caterpillar C175-16 emergency diesel generator. — Statement of Basis · confidence: medium
- Product url: https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lm6000 — LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine | GE Vernova · confidence: high
- Manufacturer domain: gevernova.com — Statement of Basis · confidence: medium
- Manufacturer domain: gevernova.com — LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine | GE Vernova · confidence: medium
- Product family: LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine, including LM6000PC Sprint — LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine | GE Vernova · confidence: high
- Manufacturer name: General Electric — Statement of Basis · confidence: high
- Equipment models.0: {"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lm6000","count":4,"unit_mw":45,"name":"GE LM6000"} — Statement of Basis · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.1: {"manufacturer_domain":"gevernova.com","product_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/services/gas-turbines/upgrades/sprint","count":6,"unit_mw":51.3,"name":"GE LM6000PC Sprint"} — Statement of Basis · confidence: medium
- Equipment models.2: {"manufacturer_domain":"cat.com","product_url":"https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/power-systems/electric-power/diesel-generator-sets/1000028916.html","count":1,"unit_mw":3,"name":"Caterpillar C175-16 emergency diesel generator"} — C175-16 (60 HZ) | 2500-3100 kW Diesel Generator | Cat · confidence: high
- Timeline: [{"event":"Initial commercial operation","date":"2001-08","detail":"EIA-derived unit records list the four N-series combustion-turbine units N121-N124 as first operating in August 2001."},{"event":"Retirement of earlier steam units","date":"2006","detail":"A secondary site-history record reports that the last steam units at the Kearny site were retired in 2006; this does not indicate retirement of the current gas-turbine fleet."},{"event":"Expansion construction","date":"2011-09","detail":"PSEG was installing six additional LM6000 units. Three units arrived in mid-August 2011 and three more arrived in September; the project was reported at approximately $255 million, with Ferreira Construction as general contractor and operations scheduled for June 2012."},{"event":"Expansion commercial operation","date":"2012-06","detail":"Generator records list all six added units—131, 132, 133, 134, 141, and 142—as first operating in June 2012."},{"event":"Portfolio sale agreement announced","date":"2021-08-12","detail":"PSEG announced an agreement to sell its 6.75-GW fossil-generating portfolio to newly formed subsidiaries of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII for approximately $1.92 billion, subject to customary adjustments and regulatory approvals."},{"event":"Acquisition closed","date":"2022-02-18","detail":"Parkway Generation, an ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII subsidiary, closed the acquisition of PSEG's 4.8-GW New Jersey and Maryland generation portfolio for $1.37 billion."}] — The Kearny Generating Station · confidence: medium
- Commercial parties.6: {"relationship":"Turbine OEM / supplier","name":"GE Power / General Electric","detail":"The six-unit expansion used identical GE LM6000 simple-cycle combustion turbines; project-profile material identifies GE Power as the turbine supplier.","official_url":"https://www.gevernova.com/"} — Statement of Basis · confidence: medium
- Quality notes.4: The current evidence confirms operation of all 10 gas turbines but does not document a retirement or repowering of those units. A secondary site-history record reports that earlier steam units at the site were retired by 2006. — The Kearny Generating Station · confidence: medium
- Timeline.1: {"event":"Retirement of earlier steam units","date":"2006","detail":"A secondary site-history record reports that the last steam units at the Kearny site were retired in 2006; this does not indicate retirement of the current gas-turbine fleet."} — The Kearny Generating Station · confidence: low

## Timeline

- 2011-09 — Expansion construction
  PSEG was installing six additional LM6000 units. Three units arrived in mid-August 2011 and three more arrived in September; the project was reported at approximately $255 million, with Ferreira Construction as general contractor and operations scheduled for June 2012.
  Source: ‘Peaking’ units arrive at PSEG – The Observer Online (https://www.theobserver.com/2011/09/28/%E2%80%98peaking%E2%80%99-units-arrive-at-pseg/)

## Sources

- [Alpha Generation | Reliable Energy Now And Always](https://www.alphagen.com/) — alphagen.com · tier other
- [Kearny - Alpha Generation](https://www.alphagen.com/compliance/plant/kearny/) — alphagen.com · tier other
- [Source](https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/boss/public-notices/12200-bop190002-proposedpermit.pdf) — dep.nj.gov · tier regulatory
- [MBR | Index](https://mbrweb.ferc.gov/SearchlkpEIA/Index?page=355) — mbrweb.ferc.gov · tier regulatory
- [ArcLight Creates AlphaGen to Manage One of the Largest Power Infrastructure Portfolios in the United States - Alpha Generation](https://www.alphagen.com/newsroom/press-releases/arclight-creates-alphagen-to-manage-one-of-the-largest-power-infrastructure-portfolios-in-the-united-states/) — alphagen.com · tier other
- [Statement of Basis](https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/boss/public-notices/12200-bop190002-statementofbasis.pdf) — dep.nj.gov · tier regulatory
- [Power plant profile: PSEG Kearny Generating Station, US](https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-pseg-kearny-generating-station-us/) — power-technology.com · tier other
- [Source](https://alphagen.com/compliance/plant/kearny) — alphagen.com · tier other
- [Source](https://www.njcourts.gov/system/files/court-opinions/2022/011505-2014.pdf) — njcourts.gov · tier regulatory
- [LM6000 Aeroderivative Gas Turbine | GE Vernova](https://www.gevernova.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lm6000) — gevernova.com · tier other
- [C175-16 (60 HZ) | 2500-3100 kW Diesel Generator | Cat](https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/power-systems/electric-power/diesel-generator-sets/1000028916.html) — cat.com · tier other
- [‘Peaking’ units arrive at PSEG – The Observer Online](https://www.theobserver.com/2011/09/28/%E2%80%98peaking%E2%80%99-units-arrive-at-pseg/) — theobserver.com · tier other
- [The Kearny Generating Station](https://wikimapia.org/7376060/The-Kearny-Generating-Station) — wikimapia.org · tier other
- [pseg-20211231](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788784/000162828022003860/pseg-20211231.htm) — sec.gov · tier regulatory
- [Sheet1](https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/markets-ops/energy/day-ahead/valid-bidding-locations-for-virtual-bids.xls) — pjm.com · tier other
- [Press Releases Archives - Alpha Generation](https://www.alphagen.com/newsroom/press-releases/) — alphagen.com · tier other
- [Sheet1](https://www.pjm.com/-/media/DotCom/markets-ops/rpm/rpm-auction-info/2025-2026/2025-2026-rpm-existing-resource-list-post.xlsx) — pjm.com · tier other

## Data quality

- The $1.37 billion purchase price and $1.14 billion of senior secured credit facilities were disclosed for Parkway Generation's 4.8-GW portfolio, not allocated specifically to Kearny Generating Station. PSEG's announced $1.92 billion consideration covered its broader 6.75-GW fossil portfolio; no Kearny-specific sale consideration was disclosed. The 2011 expansion was described as a $255 million project cost, not as separately disclosed project financing. these should not be treated as interchangeable legal roles. The current evidence confirms operation of all 10 gas turbines but does not document a retirement or repowering of those units. A secondary site-history record reports that earlier steam units at the site were retired by 2006.

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