Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Backup Generation Plant
Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Source: New Jersey Monitor
The project involves the construction of a backup generation plant to power the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission's wastewater treatment plant in Newark. The facility is planned to generate 34 megawatts of electricity during outages lasting up to two weeks, featuring two 24-megawatt gas turbines, 5 megawatts of battery storage, and 5 megawatts of solar generation. The project aims to improve resi
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Energy Storage, Water Supply and Storage, Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- New Jersey Monitor
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Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The project involves the construction of a backup generation plant to power the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission's wastewater treatment plant in Newark. The facility is planned to generate 34 megawatts of electricity during outages lasting up to two weeks, featuring two 24-megawatt gas turbines, 5 megawatts of battery storage, and 5 megawatts of solar generation. The project aims to improve resilience following past power outages, including the flooding during Hurricane Sandy. |
Original sector | Energy |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New Jersey |
City | Newark |
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Source | New Jersey Monitor |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Energy Storage, Water Supply and Storage, Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Government |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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