The Sayreville Energy Center, or Sayreville Cogen Facility, is a
combined cycle
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
in
Sayreville, New Jersey owned in part and operated by
NextEra Energy Resources. Built by
Westinghouse, it opened in 1991. It provides power to the
PJM Interconnection and the
Long Island Power Authority
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA, "lie-pah") is a municipal subdivision of the State of New York that owns the electric transmission and electric distribution system serving all of Long Island and a portion of New York City known as the Rocka ...
.
See also
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Red Oak (power station)
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Neptune Cable
The Neptune Cable is a 500kV and 660 MW high-voltage direct current submarine power cable between Sayreville, New Jersey and Levittown, New York on Long Island. It carries 22 percent of Long Island's electricity. It was developed by Anbaric D ...
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List of power stations in New Jersey
References
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Power stations in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Natural gas-fired power stations in New Jersey
Sayreville, New Jersey
Infrastructure in New York (state)
1991 establishments in New Jersey
Energy infrastructure completed in 1991
NextEra Energy