NAEA Ocean Peaking power station

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NAEA Ocean Peaking power station is an operating power station of at least 384-megawatts (MW) in Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
NAEA Ocean Peaking power station Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, United States 40.0633, -74.1672 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit OPP3, Unit OPP4: 40.0633, -74.1672

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit OPP3 operating[1] gas[1] 192[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2003[1]
Unit OPP4 operating[1] gas[1] 192[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2003[1]

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 OPP3 NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLC[2] Carlyle Group [100.0%]
Unit OPP4 NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLC[2] Carlyle Group [100.0%]

Background

The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired NAEA Ocean Peaking Power in October of 2011[3], and exited the deal in 2016. More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.

During the time Carlyle owned NAEA Ocean Peaking, EPA emissions data[4] were as follows:

Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2011 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2012 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016
255879 401112 174046 192463 233718 174720
Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2011 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2012 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2013 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2014 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2015 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016
119 186 81 89 108 81

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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.
  3. Riverstone Holdings LLC. "Riverstone Holdings Acquires Seven Gas-Fired Power Generation Facilities". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. "GHG Facility Details - Newark Bay Cogen". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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