PSEG Power's 1,220-Megawatt Linden Combined Cycle Project Begins Commercial Operation
02 May 2006 - 12:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Plant Adds Clean, Combined Cycle Capacity; PSEG Power's Diverse
Generating Fleet Now at 15,000 MW NEWARK, N.J., May 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PSEG Power has completed construction and
testing of the Linden (NJ) Combined Cycle Energy Project and the
1,220-megawatt (MW) natural gas fired facility has been placed in
commercial operation. The state-of-the-art facility is located in
Linden (Union County) NJ, and will provide the state and region
with a new source of clean, efficient, and environmentally
responsible energy. The new facility replaces 430 MW of oil-fired
steam capacity at the site. PSEG Power, a subsidiary of Public
Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG), is one of the
nation's largest independent power producers and now has
approximately 15,000 MW of operating generating capacity. PSEG
(PEG/NYSE) is a diversified energy holding company. Its other
primary subsidiaries are Public Service Electric and Gas Company
(PSE&G), New Jersey's oldest and largest energy distribution
utility company, and PSEG Energy Holdings, a holding company for
other non-regulated businesses. PSEG and PSEG Power have their
headquarters in Newark, NJ. DATASOURCE: PSEG Power CONTACT: Neil
Brown, +1-973-430-6017, +1-201-519-4323, for PSEG Power Web site:
http://www.pseg.com/
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