Essex Generating Station
The Essex Generating Station is a peaking power plant on the banks of the Passaic River, three miles east of Downtown in Newark, New Jersey. The station was a major part of New Jersey’s energy infrastructure, transitioning from a coal-fired power plant to a modern peaking facility before closing in 2022.- Industry
- …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
- …is also known as “john Cahill”
- …is operated by PSEG Fossil LLC
- Description: there were 7 turbine generators
- Address: NJ
- Established: June 1971
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point-No-Point Bridge and Sawtooth Bridges.
Point-No-Point Bridge
Bridge
Point-No-Point Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing… Point-No-Point Bridge is situated 1,300 feet north of Essex Generating Station.
Sawtooth Bridges
Bridge
The Sawtooth Bridges are a pair of railroad bridges… Sawtooth Bridges is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Essex Generating Station.
Kearny Generating Station
Power station
Kearny Generating Station is a peaking power plant… Kearny Generating Station is situated 1¼ miles east of Essex Generating Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrison and Droyer’s Point.
Harrison
Harrison is a town in the western part of Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Droyer’s Point
Locality
Droyer's Point is a section… Droyer’s Point is situated 2 miles south of Essex Generating Station.
Essex Generating Station
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Latitude
40.73797° or 40° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
-74.12082° or 74° 7′ 15″ west
Open location code
87G7PVQH+5M
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Essex Generating Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Essex kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Essex kraftverk”
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