Power plants planned and retiring in New Jersey
New Jersey plans 35 MW, 0% of its 16,757 MW in service (50th of 51). 33 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 21 MW.
New Jersey: planned against running
New Jersey planned, by fuel
- Solar 21 MW (62%)
- Storage 13 MW (38%)
New Jersey operating, by fuel
- Solar 1,296 MW (8%)
- Storage 548 MW (3%)
- Wind 8 MW (0%)
- Natural gas 11,164 MW (67%)
- Nuclear 3,459 MW (21%)
- Hydro 12 MW (0%)
- Oil 85 MW (1%)
- Other 186 MW (1%)
When New Jersey capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in New Jersey, 2026 to 2035: 7 rows
| Year | New Jersey planned MW | New Jersey retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 1 |
| 2027 | 1 | 178 |
| 2028 | No data | 9 |
| 2030 | No data | 10 |
| 2031 | No data | 14 |
| 2032 | No data | 4 |
| 2035 | No data | 28 |
7 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVNew Jersey projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the New Jersey projects are
New Jersey: 7 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter New Jersey planned projects
Filter the 10 planned project lines in New Jersey.
35 MW across 10 project lines, 0% of the 16,757 MW operating in New Jersey.
- Milltown Onsite BESS, Middlesex: 13 MW storage, online 2026
- Hamms Landfill, Sussex: 6 MW solar, online 2026
- Prologis - SLCNJ001 - Community Solar, Middlesex: 3 MW solar, online 2026
- Carneys Point Solar 1 LLC, Salem: 3 MW solar, online 2026
- Harrah's Atlantic City - POI 1 (Meeting, Atlantic: 2 MW solar, online 2026
What the New Jersey numbers say
New Jersey runs 16,757 MW today. The planned list would add 35 MW (0%) while 280 MW (2%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, New Jersey has 35 MW due online and 244 MW due to retire there.
New Jersey planned mix: 100% solar, storage and wind, 0% natural gas. New Jersey stages: 33 MW under construction or in testing, 1 MW permits received, not started. New Jersey retired 1,512 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 4,384 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
New Jersey capacity by fuel and status
| New Jersey fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in New Jersey, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1,296 | 21 | 104 | 10 | 20 |
| Storage | 548 | 13 | 2 | – | 8 |
| Wind | 8 | – | – | – | 2,363 |
| Natural gas | 11,164 | – | 174 | 996 | 1,993 |
| Coal | – | – | – | 463 | – |
| Nuclear | 3,459 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil | 85 | – | – | 23 | – |
| Other | 186 | – | – | 19 | – |
| All fuels | 16,757 | 35 | 280 | 1,512 | 4,384 |
New Jersey counties with the most planned capacity
| New Jersey county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 16 | 2 | Storage |
| Sussex County | 6 | 1 | Solar |
| Somerset County | 3 | 2 | Solar |
| Salem County | 3 | 1 | Solar |
| Atlantic County | 2 | 1 | Solar |
| Union County | 2 | 2 | Solar |
| Mercer County | 1 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in New Jersey
| New Jersey plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown Onsite BESS | Middlesex | Storage | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 13 |
| Hamms Landfill | Sussex | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 6 |
| Prologis - SLCNJ001 - Community Solar | Middlesex | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 3 |
| Carneys Point Solar 1 LLC | Salem | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 3 |
| Harrah's Atlantic City - POI 1 (Meeting | Atlantic | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| BPL NJ - Belmont | Somerset | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| 50 Meister Ave | Somerset | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| East Windsor Solar 1 LLC | Mercer | Solar | Permits received, not started | 2027 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Metropolitan Logistics Center | Union | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 1 |
| BPL NJ - Union Distribution Center | Union | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 1 |
New Jersey against its neighbors
New Jersey: planned MW equal 0% of operating. Bordering states: Delaware plans 7% of what it runs (7 points above New Jersey); New York plans 17% of what it runs (17 points above New Jersey); Pennsylvania plans 13% of what it runs (13 points above New Jersey).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for New Jersey: 633 operating generators, 10 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
New Jersey: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
35 MW, 0% of the 16,757 MW New Jersey runs. 33 MW is being built or tested in New Jersey.
New Jersey: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads New Jersey with 21 of 35 planned MW.
New Jersey: which power plants are retiring?
280 MW of New Jersey units have a retirement date, of which 0 MW is coal and 174 MW natural gas.
Will New Jersey get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. New Jersey has 4,384 MW canceled or postponed, and 1,512 MW (natural gas the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.