PSEG Hudson Generating Station — United States of America
Retired gas power-station site in New Jersey, United States of America. Approximate location 40.7478, -74.0722.
GasNew JerseyUnited States of AmericaRetired
PSEG Hudson Generating Station is a retired gas power station in New Jersey, United States of America. Its current lifecycle status is “Retired” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. It ranks #454 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-1796.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: EIA-860M May 2026 retired generator inventory, summed by Plant ID; fuel: EIA-860M May 2026 retired generator dominant energy source
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,229.6 MW, PSEG Hudson Generating Station is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Its lifecycle status is Retired; it no longer generates electricity. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #142 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Hudson Generating Station · Coal · 660 MW · New Jersey
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- 77 Metro Way · Solar · 1 MW · New Jersey
- Jefferson Avenue · Solar · 1.7 MW · New Jersey
- Goya Foods Inc- Secaucus Solar · Solar · 1.6 MW · New Jersey
Location
Coordinates 40.7478, -74.0722 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is PSEG Hudson Generating Station?
PSEG Hudson Generating Station was a gas-fired power station in New Jersey, United States of America and was retired.