Business & Tech
Power Company Plans To Build New Plant In Middlesex County
It will create 350 union jobs during construction; will be able to supply power to about half a million NJ homes by 2018, the company said.
PSEG plans to build a $600 million plant in Woodbridge that company officials say will help “meet the region’s need for cleaner, reliable and efficient power.”
The plant is expected to go on line in the summer of 2018 and will be able to supply electricity to about half a million New Jersey homes, according to company spokesman Michael Jennings.
Construction is scheduled to begin early next year and create about 350 union jobs, he said. Once the plant is running, it is expected to employ 28 full-time workers.
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“PSEG is excited to be expanding our role in providing cleaner, more reliable energy to the New Jersey region with the construction of a combined‐cycle plant in Woodbridge Township. It is a true win for Woodbridge and the state, not just adding to the reliability of the energy grid, but creating jobs, tax revenues and general economic activity to the region, “ Rich Lopriore, president of PSEG Fossil, said in a prepared statement. “We look forward to working with Woodbridge Township to move this project forward.”
According to a news release from the company:
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The plant, called Sewaren 7, will be built at the company’s existing Sewaren Generation Station in that section of town. It will replace units that are almost 70-years-old, but PSE&G will still be able to take advantage of the existing infrastructure there.
The new plant will be a “dual‐ fuel combined‐cycle power plant” that will run primarily on natural gas, but can also run on “on ultra‐low‐sulfur distillate (ULSD) fuel oil as a back‐up.”
The plant is also expected to bring significant tax revenue to the township.
“The Sewaren 7 combined‐cycle plant will add highly‐efficient generating capacity to the region, supporting electric system reliability, and providing environmental and economic benefits,” Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac said in a prepared statement. “Woodbridge Township fully endorses PSEG’s proposed project, and welcomes continued economic investment at the Sewaren site.”
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