NJ
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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