Yards Creek P-2309

General information
Waterway	Yards Creek
Current status	Active license
Type of facility	Pumped Storage
Mode of hydropower generation	Peaking
Type of permit	FERC License
FERC information
FERC docket #	P-2309
FERC project name	Yards Creek Pumped Storage
Permit issued	5/4/13
Permit expiration	4/26/53
Ownership and operation
Owner	Jersey Central Power & Lt Co
Owner type	Investor-Owned Utility
Year first online (pumped storage)	1965
Transmission or distribution system owner	Jersey Central Power & Lt Co
Power and generating capacity
Number of units	3
Total capacity from pumped storage turbine-generator units	453.0 MW
Pumped storage gross generation in megawatt hours for each powerplant	559,235.6 MWH

This is a 400 MW pumped storage project located in Warren County, NJ in the townships of Blairstown and Hardwick.

The project is located on Yards Creek, a tributary to the Paulinskill River, which is a tributary to the Delaware River.

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From California Sportfishing Protection Alliance11/24/2024

From Hydropower Reform Coalition11/19/2024

General information