Deepwater Generating Station

From Global Energy Monitor

Deepwater Generating Station is a power station in Pennsville, New Jersey, United States with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Deepwater Generating Station Pennsville, New Jersey, United States 39.682239, -75.508217 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 6: 39.682239, -75.508217
  • Unit CT1, Unit ST1: 39.6831, -75.5083

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 6 retired coal - bituminous 82 subcritical 1958 2014
Unit CT1 cancelled[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 242[3] gas turbine[3] no[3]
Unit ST1 cancelled[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 214[3] steam turbine[3] no[3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 6 Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC [100.0%]
Unit CT1 Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC[4] Calpine Corporation [100.0%]
Unit ST1 Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC[4] Calpine Corporation [100.0%]

Background

On July 1, 2010, Calpine Corporation's Edge Moor Power Plant and Pepco Holdings' Deepwater Generating Station began burning natural gas exclusively. All coal power was discontinued.[5] The two units converted to gas, unit 1 (81.6 MW) and unit 6 (73.5 MW), retired in 2014.[6]

Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 157,450 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions:
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh:
  • NOx Emissions:
  • Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. "Calpine | Investor Relations | Press Release - April 21, 2010"
  6. "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B). 2015". www.eia.gov. 2015. Retrieved 2022-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datases, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.