How big is Yards Creek Energy?

Yards Creek Energy reports 453 MW hydroelectric of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Yards Creek Energy?

Yards Creek Energy is a Hydroelectric Pumped Storage facility in Warren County, NJ, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Yards Creek Energy located?

Yards Creek Energy is in Warren County, NJ, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Yards Creek Energy?

Yards Creek Energy is operated by Yards Creek Energy according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Yards Creek Energy generate?

Yards Creek Energy reported 607.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. For a storage plant this is reported gross generation — a discharge proxy, not a cycle count or a conventional capacity factor.

How does Yards Creek Energy compare to other plants?

By capacity, Yards Creek Energy ranks #14 of 39 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 1 in NJ.

Yards Creek Energy — 453 MW hydro plant, Warren County, NJ

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Generation and physical site

EIA plant 6522 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Hydroelectric: 453 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (3)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Yards Creek Energy
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
1	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Operating	151	Unknown
2	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Operating	151	Unknown
3	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Operating	151	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 41.00096, -75.03152
Filed location · EIA: 41.00060, -75.03140

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Dec 4, 2023
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	151 MW 140.1 MW summer	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage PS	Nov 1965	Operating
2	151 MW 138.8 MW summer	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage PS	Dec 1965	Operating
3	151 MW 139.1 MW summer	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage PS	Sep 1965	Operating

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