Bayonne Energy Center
Thermal Bayonne Holdings, LLC - Hudson County - NYISO
Bayonne Energy Center is a natural-gas-fired, dual-fuel peaking generation facility located in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey. The facility serves NYISO Zone J (New York City) exclusively through a dedicated 6.75-mile submarine and underground 345 kV cable system connecting to Consolidated Edison's Gowanus substation in Brooklyn. The plant provides energy, capacity, and ancillary services and is capable of rapid startup and dispatch, supporting grid reliability during peak demand periods.
Overview
Key fields
- Nameplate capacity
- 644 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 56964
plant-56964
Structured profile
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Bayonne Energy Center LLC
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | 64 MW 61.2 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT10 | 66 MW 59.5 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | May 2018 | Operating |
| GT2 | 64 MW 57 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT3 | 64 MW 58.1 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT4 | 64 MW 59.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT5 | 64 MW 61.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT6 | 64 MW 61.4 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT7 | 64 MW 59.7 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT8 | 64 MW 59.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Jun 2012 | Operating |
| GT9 | 66 MW 59.8 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | May 2018 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 644 MW
- National rank
- #59
- NJ rank
- #1
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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 inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Transactions and agreements
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.
Relationship graph
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operator / commercial participant | Bayonne Energy Center LLC | Plant operator and market participant |
| Owner | Ownership vehicle for the Bayonne Energy Center asset. | |
| Operator / O&M provider / asset manager | Operational management and asset management platform | |
| Offtaker / transmission owner / interconnecting utility | Power purchaser and transmission system operator | |
| Balancing authority / market operator / regulatory counterparty | Market operator and system authority | |
| Lender / lead arranger / equipment supplier | Turbine and generator equipment supplier; also provided financing support from inception through 2015. | |
| Developer | Bayonne Energy Center III | Adjacent battery storage project |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-56964 | Canonical asset page /nyiso/assets/plant/bayonne-energy-center. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Construction Financing from Siemenspowermag.com
Siemens Financial Services Division provided a $50 million holding company loan to the prior owner to support project construction.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT1, generator GT2, generator GT3, generator GT4, generator GT5, generator GT6, generator GT7, generator GT8 with this operating date.
- Project Loan from Siemenspowermag.com
Siemens Financial Services contributed $58 million towards a project loan, making Siemens the largest single lender in that financing structure.
- Macquarie Acquisitionpower-eng.c...
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation acquired Bayonne Energy Center from ArcLight Energy Partners.
- Refinancing From Siemenspowermag.com
Siemens Financial Services funded $60 million of a new $275 million project loan, making SFS the largest lender in that capital structure.
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GT10, generator GT9 with this operating date.
- Macquarie Sale to Morgan Stanleyfinance.yah...
Macquarie completed the sale of Bayonne Energy Center to a Morgan Stanley-managed investment fund for approximately $900 million in cash and assumed debt. Cash proceeds to Macquarie were approximately $649 million after transaction fees and adjustments.
- Announced Sale to Jupiter Energy Investormorganstanl...
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners announced an agreement to sell its ownership stake in Thermal Bayonne Holdings, LLC (Bayonne Energy Center) to Jupiter Energy Investor, LLC. Closing expected in Q3 2026 subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
- BEC III Battery Storage Financingkey.com
KeyBanc Capital Markets closed $146 million of senior secured facilities for Bayonne Energy Center III battery project: $48.5 million construction-to-term loan, $82.7 million tax credit bridge loan, and $14.8 million letters of credit.
Sources
Common questions about Bayonne Energy Center
Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.
How big is Bayonne Energy Center?
Bayonne Energy Center has a reported capacity of 644 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
What kind of plant is Bayonne Energy Center?
Bayonne Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine facility in Hudson County, NJ, participating in the NYISO market.
Where is Bayonne Energy Center located?
Bayonne Energy Center is in Hudson County, NJ, inside the NYISO balancing area.
Who operates Bayonne Energy Center?
Bayonne Energy Center is operated by Bayonne Energy Center LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
How much electricity does Bayonne Energy Center generate?
Bayonne Energy Center reported 1,135.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
How does Bayonne Energy Center compare to other plants?
By capacity, Bayonne Energy Center ranks #59 of 825 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 25 in NJ.
Co-located assets
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.
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