Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Newark, NJ · EIA plant 10643

Covanta Essex Company

Covanta Essex Company is a biomass power facility in Newark, NJ, with 70 MW of operating capacity.

Operating capacity70 MW2 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityCovanta Essex CompanyEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityPJMPJM Interconnection, LLC

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Biomass70 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesMunicipal Solid Waste

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source