1290.7 MW Nuclear operating in Salem, NJ — PJM Interconnection, LLC
1,290.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Nuclear
Technology
1986
Operating Since
Coordinates
39.4666, -75.5377
County
Salem, NJ
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | PSEG Nuclear LLC | PSEG Nuclear | Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Owner(s) | PSEG Nuclear LLC | PSEG Power Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as PSEG Power Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It sits on an artificial island alongside the Salem Nuclear Power Plant. The station is owned and operated by PSEG Nuclear LLC, a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group.
Read more on WikipediaPSEG Hope Creek Generating Station is a 1290.7 MW nuclear power plant located in Salem County, New Jersey. The plant began operating in 1986 and is owned and operated by PSEG Nuclear LLC. It is the second-largest of two nuclear power plants in the state, and ranks 37th out of 55 nuclear plants nationally. The plant has a single nuclear generator.
The Hope Creek Generating Station operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 9,215,871 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 81.6%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
917.8K MWh
Latest Month
9.2M MWh
Annual Generation
81.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hope Creek Substation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Public Service Enterprise Group
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
1097732449
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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