Mount Olive Solar Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65348
- Capacity
- 19.8 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Morris, NJ
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 32,112 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 18.5%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Mount Olive Solar Farm
OperatingSolar
Ranked #4 of 328 Solar plants in NJ#1786 of 7447 nationally
19.8 MW Solar operating in Morris, NJ — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEM
19.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.8810, -74.6990
County
Morris, NJ
Nearby Plants
- 350 Clark Solar, NG, LLCSolar1.8 MW · 3.0 km
- ACCP NJ 1Solar1.2 MW · 5.4 km
- Benjamin Moore & Co. SolarSolar1.4 MW · 6.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation | NJR Clean Energy Ventures | — |
| Owner(s) | NJR Clean Energy Ventures III Corporation | NJR Clean Energy Ventures | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as NJR Clean Energy Ventures
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Mount Olive Solar Farm is a 19.8 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Morris County, New Jersey. The plant began operating in 2023 and is owned and operated by NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation. It utilizes a single generator and fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant is connected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and is situated within the RFC NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Mount Olive Solar Farm generated 32,112 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.5%. The plant ranks as the 4th largest solar facility out of 328 in the state of New Jersey, and it holds a national ranking of 1582 out of 7108 solar plants. Financial data is available for the facility, sourced from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Mount Olive Solar Farm
OperationalSolar19.8 MWPJM
Generation
1.1K MWh
Latest Month
32.1K MWh
Annual Generation
18.5%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$28.2/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Flanders Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
1.736 km
Operator
Jersey Central Power and Light
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
FLANDERS34.5 KV MTOLIVSP
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·technology
A solar solution
In Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, township officials considered various reuse options for a long-closed landfill site, from turning the...
Mount Olive Township (other)
Waste Today -·1 years ago
Industry·technology
10-MW community solar project on previously abandoned landfill comes online
CEP Renewables and Luminace have achieved commercial operation of the 10-MWDC BEMS community solar landfill project, located on the Big Hill...
CEP Renewables (developer)Luminace (developer)
Solar Power World·2 years ago
Industry·technology
Solar Farm at a Landfill Site Brings New Meaning for Waste to Energy
The Mount Olive project in New Jersey is a model for turning a brownfield site into a “brightfield,” supporting cleaner power generation and providing a wealth...
POWER Magazine·2 years ago
Grid·capacity addition
North America's largest landfill-turned-solar farm now producing power in Morris County
Fifty acres of solar panels are now generating electric power on the grounds of a former Mount Olive landfill once identified by the federal government as a...
Morris County NJ News | Daily Record·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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