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EIA plant 6118

Hancocks Bridge · Salem · NJ

PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station

Operated by PSEG Nuclear LLC

Annual generation8,966,440 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNUCCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is PSEG Hope Creek Generating Station?

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39.466600, -75.537700

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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

TechnologyNuclear1,290.7 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.

1817,057
2823,971
3778,153
443,437
5421,868
6815,639
7878,287
8881,264
9836,419
10892,279
11868,666
12909,400

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
1817,057
2823,971
3778,153
443,437
5421,868
6815,639
7878,287
8881,264
9836,419
10892,279
11868,666
12909,400

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1817,057 MWh
2823,971 MWh
3778,153 MWh
443,437 MWh
5421,868 MWh
6815,639 MWh
7878,287 MWh
8881,264 MWh
9836,419 MWh
10892,279 MWh
11868,666 MWh
12909,400 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1NuclearNUC1,290.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6118
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Delaware River
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 (909,400 MWh) and 4 the lowest (43,437 MWh). Their difference is 865,963 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Nuclear1290.71172.01172.01172.0

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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