Red Oak Power
Red Oak is an 830-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Sayreville, New Jersey not far from the South River opened in 2002.[2]
| Red Oak | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Location | Sayreville, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°26′57″N 74°20′52″W / 40.44917°N 74.34778°WCoordinates: 40°26′57″N 74°20′52″W / 40.44917°N 74.34778°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 2002 |
| Owner(s) | Carlyle Group |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4[1] |
| Nameplate capacity | 830 MW |
Energy Capital acquired it from a subsidiary of the AES Corporation in April 2012,[3][4] which, in November 2013, sold it to the Carlyle Group.[5]
Damage to the plant due to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 took it offline line for five months. [6]
TAQA subsidiary TAQA Gen-X owns 85% and Morgan Stanley owns 15% of the tolling agreement for the facility through its with partner.[7] Natural gas is provided by New Jersey Resources.[8][9][10][11] It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system. A 2013 report named It is one of the largest single sources of carbon pollution in the state.[12]
The Sayreville Energy Center operated by NextEra Energy Resources is nearby.[13][14]
See also
References
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- ^ Nekson, Lloyd (September 12, 2013). "Sayreville power plant named one of state's worst polluters, according to report". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "Red Oak, LLC" (Press release). Energy Capital Partners. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "AES to sell 2700 MW in CCGT power plant assets for proceeds totaling $463MM" (Press release). Penn Energy. February 27, 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "The Carlyle Group Completes Acquisition of Red Oak Power Generation Facility" (Press release). The Carlyle Group. November 7, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "North America". TAQA. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/pdf/boardorders/2014/20141022/10-22-14-2C.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ Johnson, Tom (September 3, 2013). "STATE AGENCY VOTES TO LET POWER COMPANY SWITCH UTILITIES". NJ Spotlight. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "NJNG Receives Final BPU Approval to Add Largest Customer".
- ^ Friedman, Alexi (December 19, 2013). "N.J. Natural Gas strikes long-term deal to provide service to Sayreville power plant". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "Report Reveals NJ's Top 5 Most Carbon Polluting Power Plants" (Press release). Environment New Jersey. September 10, 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "Sayreville Energy Center" (PDF). NextEra Energy. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
- ^ "Sayreville Energy Center". American Power Ventures. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
External links
- Wikimapia