How big is Linden Generating Station?

Linden Generating Station has a reported capacity of 1,740 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Linden Generating Station?

Linden Generating Station is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Union County, NJ, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Linden Generating Station located?

Linden Generating Station is in Union County, NJ, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Linden Generating Station?

Linden Generating Station is operated by Linden Combined Cycle according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Linden Generating Station generate?

Linden Generating Station reported 4,170.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Linden Generating Station compare to other plants?

By capacity, Linden Generating Station ranks #33 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #2 of 14 in NJ.

Linden Generating Station — 1,740 MW gas plant, NJ

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Overview

Reported capacity: 1,740 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 2406
Union County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Linden Generating Station is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for July 2000.
Commercial operation: April 2006
Best-supported operating milestone.

Infrastructure record

Operator: Linden Combined Cycle

Profile

Operating status: Linden Generating Station is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for July 2000.
Grid role: Flexible PJM/NYISO capacity, energy, and ancillary-services resource; its simple-cycle combustion turbines provide black-start capability for grid resiliency, while the combined-cycle configurations provide load flexibility.
Physical build: The asset comprises two combined-cycle power blocks in a 4×2 configuration: four GE 7FA gas turbines and two GE D11 steam turbines. The site also includes four simple-cycle gas-fired turbine generators—two installed in 1995 and two similar units added by 2000.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 1,740 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Commercial operation: April 2006
Operating status: operating
Linden Generating Station is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for July 2000.
Retirement: July 2000
Linden Generating Station is currently operating; a closure or retirement is listed for July 2000.
Location

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1001	315 MW 252 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Apr 2006	Operating
1101	181.4 MW 199 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Apr 2006	Operating
1201	181.4 MW 199 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Apr 2006	Operating
2001	315 MW 252 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Apr 2006	Operating
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Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1,355.6 MW; Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
National rank: #33; of 538 operating peers
NJ rank: #2; of 14 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

4.17 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

29.1%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

UNKNOWN132612

IN SERVICE · 230 kV

0.1 km

UNKNOWN132611

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Land and environmental record

Cooling Water Source

Cooling water is treated municipal effluent from the Linden/Roselle Sewage Authority (LRSA), not seawater or local natural water sources

The facility uses reclaimed/beneficial-reuse water (BRUW) from LRSA for cooling, eliminating reliance on local water resources or seawater.

TOP PLANT: Linden Generating Station, Linden, New Jersey

Environmental Justice Compliance

Apr 23, 2024

Title V environmental-justice milestone: AO 2021-25 procedures completed April 23, 2024; no public comments received during permit-comment period

NJDEP public notice records completion of overburdened-community procedures for the facility's Title V permit renewal.

Public Notice

Site Area

Mar 4, 2024

102-acre commercial and light-industrial site

NJDEP Notice of Intent to Renew Title V Permit identifies the exact facility as located on a 102-acre commercial and light-industrial site in Linden, New Jersey.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO RENEW TITLE V PERMIT FOR AO 2021-25 In accordance with the New Jersey Department of Environmental

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1995
1995
Initial Simple-Cycle AdditionsPSEG Power ...
Two simple-cycle, gas-fired turbine generators were installed at Linden for peak-demand service.
Jun 1995
Jun 1995

Linden Generating Station