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EIA plant 56119

Sayreville · Middlesex · NJ

Middlesex County Utilities Authority

Operated by Middlesex County Utilities Authority

Annual generation97,097 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Middlesex County Utilities Authority?

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40.490300, -74.315600

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyLandfill Gas22.5 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

19,459
25,190
35,832
46,566
56,709
68,832
79,000
810,393
99,581
109,817
115,265
1210,453

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
19,459
25,190
35,832
46,566
56,709
68,832
79,000
810,393
99,581
109,817
115,265
1210,453

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
19,459 MWh
25,190 MWh
35,832 MWh
46,566 MWh
56,709 MWh
68,832 MWh
79,000 MWh
810,393 MWh
99,581 MWh
109,817 MWh
115,265 MWh
1210,453 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
300Landfill GasLFG10.5OP
100Landfill GasLFG6OP
200Landfill GasLFG6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56119
Sector
IPP CHP
Water source
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Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (10,453 MWh) and 2 the lowest (5,190 MWh). Their difference is 5,263 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 6 (100, 200) to 10.5 (300). The difference is 4.5 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
100Landfill Gas6.04.14.93.0
200Landfill Gas6.04.14.93.0
300Landfill Gas10.510.610.61.5

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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