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Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in New Jersey

147 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in New Jersey, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.

At a glance

New Jersey has 147 brownfield and retired-generation sites in GridCensus: 28 retired power plants from EIA-860 and 119 EPA-tracked contaminated or reuse sites. Together they record 5,422 MW of existing or former generating capacity, 19th among 50 states and DC. The largest by capacity is PSEG Kearny Generating Station at 820.9 MW.

What kinds of former sites are in New Jersey?

By former use, the list includes 53 brownfield, 28 landfill, 23 Superfund, 18 natural gas, 11 manufacturing, 9 oil and 4 other categories. Recorded retirement dates run from November 2002 to June 2024, with 17 retirements in 2015 or later. 78 of 87 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.

How does New Jersey compare with other states?

New Jersey ranks 3rd of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (5,422 MW) it ranks 19th, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 1,055 scored datacenter candidate sites, 52 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 55.2 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.

Where in New Jersey are these sites?

All brownfield and retired plant sites in New Jersey

SiteFormer useCapacityRetiredCounty
PSEG Kearny Generating Stationgas821 MW2014-08-01Hudson
Deepwatergas683 MW2014-06-01Salem
PSEG Burlington Generating Stationoil577 MW2015-06-01Burlington
PSEG Sewaren Generating Stationgas567 MW2018-05-01Middlesex
Oyster Creeknuclear550 MW2018-09-01Ocean
PSEG Linden Generating Stationoil381 MW2006-05-01Union
Sayrevilleoil250 MW2004-02-01Middlesex
Bayonne Plant Holding LLCgas192 MW2018-06-01Hudson
NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLCgas192 MW—Ocean
Parlin Power Plantgas135 MW2023-10-01Middlesex
Gilbertgas96 MW2015-05-01Hunterdon
Carlls Cornergas84 MW2024-06-01Cumberland
Middle Stationoil80 MW2015-05-01Cape May
Mickleton Stationgas71 MW2024-06-01Gloucester
Howard Downoil71 MW2012-09-01Cumberland
Cedar Stationoil67 MW2015-05-01Ocean
Missouri Avenueoil56 MW2015-05-01Atlantic
Toms River Solar Farmsuperfund29 MW——
Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle)superfund29 MW——
West Station (NJ)oil27 MW2022-10-01Cumberland
Combe Fill North Landfillsuperfund26 MW——
Tinton Falls Solarmine20 MW——
Bergen Generating Stationgas19 MW2015-06-01Bergen
Fort Dix Landfill Solarsuperfund17 MW——
Vicinity Energy Trenton, L.P.gas15 MW2008-01-01Mercer
Pennsauken Brownfield Solarmanufacturing15 MW——
Cinnaminson Landfill Solarsuperfund13 MW——
South Brunswick Landfill Solarsuperfund13 MW——
Anheuser-Busch Newark Brewerygas13 MW2004-04-01Essex
L&D Landfillsuperfund13 MW——
McGuire Air Force Base #1superfund12 MW——
NJR Clean Energy Ventures III Corp-Monroe Solar Farm, LLC - Historic Filllandfill12 MW——
Hoffmann LaRochegas12 MW2003-12-01Essex
Kinsley Landfilllandfill11 MW——
Clay Pits-Old Bridgemine11 MW——
Handson Avenue Landfillsuperfund11 MW——
Parklands Solar Farmlandfill10 MW——
BEMS Community Solar Landfill Projectlandfill10 MW——
Fiberville Estates, LLC.manufacturing9 MW——
Welsbach & General Gas Mantle (Camden Radiation) #1superfund9 MW——
Hughesville Paper Mill Solar Phase 2brownfield8 MW——
Industrial Land Reclaiming Landfilllandfill8 MW——
Florence Landfill, LLClandfill7 MW——
Brick Township Landfillsuperfund7 MW——
Stafford Park Solar Farmlandfill6 MW——
Ciba-Geigy Corp Community Solarsuperfund5 MW——
Berkeley Township Landfilllandfill5 MW——
Eagle Solarlandfill5 MW——
Edison Laboratory Solarbrownfield5 MW——
Ocean County Landfilllandfill5 MW——
White Rose Foods Solarmanufacturing5 MW——
Kinsley 2 Landfill Solar Expansionlandfill5 MW——
Delanco Landfill Community Solarlandfill5 MW——
Gloucester Environmental Management Services Solar Parksuperfund5 MW——
Linden Hawk Rise Solar Projectlandfill5 MW——
Edgeboro Landfilllandfill4 MW——
Price Landfillsuperfund4 MW——
Merck Rahway Power Plantoil4 MW2007-11-01Union
Jackson Township Landfillsuperfund4 MW——
CIP II/AR Bridgewater Holdings - NJCOEgas4 MW2002-11-01Somerset
Bernards Township Landfilllandfill4 MW——
Goya Foods Inc.brownfield3 MW——
Galloway Landfill Solarlandfill3 MW——
Linden Solar Farmbrownfield3 MW——
Kearny Landfilllandfill3 MW——
Owens Corning Landfilllandfill3 MW——
Rariton OMPgas3 MW2024-03-01Somerset
Global Landfillsuperfund3 MW——
Jersey Gardens Mall Solar #2landfill3 MW——
Princeton Landfill Solarlandfill3 MW——
Monroe Solar Farm, LLC-Landfilllandfill3 MW——
Matrix Industrial Site Solarbrownfield3 MW——
Mullica Hill Cold Storage Solarbrownfield3 MW——
Campbell's Soup #2manufacturing3 MW——
Pennsauken Landfill Renewable Energy Park-Solarlandfill3 MW——
FedEx Ground Distribution Hubbrownfield2 MW——
Wakefern Food Corporation Solarbrownfield2 MW——
Ventron/Velsicol (Duke Realty)superfund2 MW——
Mount Arlington Landfilllandfill2 MW——
Woodbine Landfill Plantgas2 MW2023-03-01Cape May
Bed Bath and Beyond Solar (Port Reading NJ)brownfield2 MW——
Silver Lake Solar Farmmanufacturing2 MW——
WC Landfill Energy LLCgas2 MW2016-12-01Warren
Jersey Gardens Mall Solar #1landfill2 MW——
Overlook Medical Centergas2 MW2022-09-01Union
Campbell's Soup #1manufacturing2 MW——
Schering Corporation Solarrcra2 MW——
American Cyanamid Cosuperfund2 MW——
Hopatcong Landfill Solarlandfill2 MW——
Clean Harborslandfill2 MW——
Carlstadt Scientific Chemical Processing , Inc.superfund2 MW——
Diamond Chemical Co. Solarmanufacturing1 MW——
Trenton Solar Farmmanufacturing1 MW——
Injectron Corporation Solarbrownfield1 MW——
Northport Industrial Center Solarmanufacturing1 MW——
Royal Wine Corporation Solarbrownfield1 MW——
Welsbach & General Gas Mantle (Camden Radiation) #2superfund1 MW——
Hackensack Solar Farmpower_plant1 MW——
Macy's Corporate Services Solarbrownfield1 MW——
Kin-Buc Landfillsuperfund1 MW——
Picatinny Burning Grounds Solarsuperfund1 MW——
Kessler Industries Solarmanufacturing1 MW——
Highland Park Solarlandfill1 MW——
Park Elementary School Solarbrownfield1 MW——
Ventron/Velsicol (Reddy Raw)superfund0 MW——
Coastal Solar Carportbrownfield0 MW——
Paulsboro Terminal Landfillbrownfield0 MW——
Pennsauken Landfill Solar IIlandfill0 MW——
AC Redshaw Elementary School Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Public School #2 Solarbrownfield0 MW——
North Hudson Sewerage Authority Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Lincoln Elementary School Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Amerigo A. Anastasia Elementary School Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Robert Menendez Elementary School Solarbrownfield0 MW——
North Bergen Pool Complex Solarmanufacturing0 MW——
Albio Sires Elementary School Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Town of Livingston Municipal Complex Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Science Park High School Solarbrownfield0 MW——
Hudson Cnty USS Juneau Memorial Center (GSHP)brownfield———
Middlesex Cnty Voc & Tech High School (GSHP)brownfield———
Lake Campus Project at Princeton University (GSHP)brownfield———
Parkers Creek Development (GSHP)brownfield———
Dr Hani Awadallah School (GSHP)brownfield———
Fort Monmouth (GSHP)brownfield———
Laddi Corp (GSHP)brownfield———
Science Park High School (GSHP)brownfield———
Neptune Twp BOE New Community School (GSHP)brownfield———
Livingston Assisted Living Facility (GSHP)brownfield———
Drew University (GSHP)brownfield———
Building 780 Rounds Road AFFF Spill (GSHP)brownfield———
900 Monroe Street (GSHP)brownfield———
Testwell Craig Laboratories Inc (GSHP)brownfield———
Auto Magic (GSHP)brownfield———
ITT Marlow (GSHP)brownfield———
Jones Farm Barracks (GSHP)brownfield———
FAA William J Hughes Technical Center (GSHP)brownfield———
1414 1418 Grand Street (GSHP)brownfield———
Abundant Life Fellowship Inc (GSHP)brownfield———
Former Myer Center (GSHP)brownfield———
Woodbury High School & Annex (GSHP)brownfield———
Elliott Street School (GSHP)brownfield———
Tino Ace Auto Service Inc (GSHP)brownfield———
County College of Morris (GSHP)brownfield———
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (GSHP)brownfield———
Kean University (GSHP)brownfield———
US Air Force Base McGuire @ Joint Base MDL (GSHP)brownfield———
Hudson County Schools of Technology (GSHP)brownfield———

Frequently asked questions

How many retired power plants are in New Jersey?

GridCensus lists 28 retired power plant sites in New Jersey from EIA-860 retirement records. 27 have a recorded retirement date, 17 of them in 2015 or later.

What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in New Jersey?

PSEG Kearny Generating Station in Kearny is the largest by recorded capacity, at 820.9 MW. It is followed by Deepwater (682.7 MW) and PSEG Burlington Generating Station (577 MW).

Which power plant in New Jersey retired most recently?

Carlls Corner has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, June 2024, with 83.8 MW of capacity.

Which county in New Jersey has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?

Middlesex County has the most, with 3, followed by Ocean County with 3.

How many EPA brownfield sites in New Jersey have completed cleanup?

119 of the 119 EPA-tracked sites listed for New Jersey are recorded as cleanup complete.

Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every brownfield site, A to Z.

More on New Jersey, and states with similar counts

About this data

Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in New Jersey”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/new-jersey (data as of March 6, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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