Kearny Generating Station

Kearny Generating Station is a peaking power plant on the banks of the Riverbend of the in , . Owned and operated by Public Service Electric and Gas Company the power station consists of 10 simple cycle combustion turbines totaling 456 MW.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: New Jersey power station
  • Address: NJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pulaski Skyway and PATH Lift Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The is a four-lane bridge and causeway in the of the U.S. state of , carrying a freeway designated U.S. Route 1/9 for most of its length. is situated 760 feet southeast of Kearny Generating Station.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The PATH Lift is a lift bridge carrying the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid transit line across the between and . It is used by PATH trains going to and from . is situated 1 mile east of Kearny Generating Station.

Park
is an in with an area of 273.4 acres. Part of the Hudson County Park System, it opened in 1905 and was originally known as West Side Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marion Section and Droyer’s Point.

Hamlet
Marion is a section of in , in the U.S. state of .

Locality
Droyer's Point is a section of , at that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district. is situated 2 miles south of Kearny Generating Station.

Hamlet
is a section of in the New Jersey Meadowlands in , in the U.S. state of . It is bounded by at Penhorn Creek. is situated 2 miles east of Kearny Generating Station.

Kearny Generating Station

Latitude
40.73729° or 40° 44′ 14″ north
Longitude
-74.09878° or 74° 5′ 56″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Operator
PSEG Fossil LLC
Open location code
87G7PWP2+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39836037
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
5099969
Wiki­data ID
Q11980461
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kearny Generating Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 卡尼發電廠
  • German: Kraftwerk Kearny
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kearny kraftverk
  • Norwegian: Kearny kraftverk

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