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| The Sewaren Generating Station |
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| The Sewaren Generating station is a 558 MW station located on 152 acres along the Arthur Kill in the Sewaren section of Woodbridge, NJ. The station consists of five steam generators and one combustion turbine. Steam units 1 – 4 were installed following World War II (1942 – 1951), part of a major expansion of the PSEG generating fleet which helped power NJ’s dramatic economic growth following the war. |
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At its opening the plant received much praise in the trade press, including this comment in the July 1949 issue of Power Generation Magazine:
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"The opening of the Sewaren Generating Station makes an important point in the history of power development because in its design are embodied nearly all of the new ideas that have been accumulating during and immediately after the war."
The combustion turbine — installed in 1965, was the largest combustion turbine in the world. The Sewaren station uses storm water collection and treatment for its steam units to limit impact on the local water flow.
Today, Sewaren continues to help meet the electric needs of New Jersey and the surrounding region.
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| Key Facts: |
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| Location: |
Woodbridge, NJ |
| MW: |
558 |
Steam Fuel:
Combustion Turbine Fuel:
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Gas/Oil
Oil
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Technology:
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Turbines: 4 Steam, 1 Gas
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| Commercial Operation: |
Turbines I - IV: 1948-1951
Turbine VI: 1965
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| Market: |
Load Following |
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