The Newark Energy Center is a 655-megawatt gas fired power plant in

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east of Doremus Avenue next to a

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on the

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. It was originally built as a joint venture between

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and Energy Investors Fund, and it was taken over the latter in 2014. The facility comprises two General Electric (GE) 07FA.05 combined cycle combustion turbine generators (CTGs), two

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s (HRSG) each equipped with duct burners, one

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generator (STG), one 12-cell wet

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, and ancillary equipment. The facility will use waste water from the

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, eliminating the need to use fresh water. NAES Corporation provides operations and maintenance;

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handles energy management services. The plant consists of 23 full-time staff members. It will sell its energy and capacity into the

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capacity market regional grid.

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The Environmental Justice Community, Represented by EELC, Settles Appeal Opposing Air PollutionNewark Energy Center Vote Postponed; $23 Million in Limbo
Natural gas-fired power stations in New Jersey Essex County, New Jersey Energy infrastructure completed in 2015 Passaic River Power stations in Newark, New Jersey 2015 establishments in New Jersey

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