Towns and Nature: Sayreville, NJ: 1929+1955 Abandoned/Raritan River Power Plant

It was owned by Jersey Central Power and Light.

Dave Fillman posted
The old Raritan River Generating Station

Rich Romano Photography posted

The original brick portion of the Sayreville Generating Station in Sayreville, New Jersey, opened in 1930 and was owned and operated by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L).

The large, metal-clad generating structure was added in 1953 to significantly expand the plant's capacity, followed by the addition of gas turbine units between 1972 and 1973.

After more than seven decades of service, the facility was officially decommissioned in 2004.

This photo is from a few years ago - has it been dismantled / demolished yet? I can’t find any articles about it newer than 2024.

Thomas Kirkbride commented on Rich's post
Most of the building is gone now. The turbines are now sitting out in the open still in place. The basically demolished the building around them. I was there years ago when it was intact.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Dave's post
I'm surprised that a plant that big generated only 100mw.
https://sayrevillehistoricalsociety-blog.tumblr.com/
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4786269,-74.3571155,256a,35y,90h,39.43t/data=!3m1!1e3
The brick building is from 1929 and the metal structure is from 1955.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/penny_carlson/49417079286
Michael Berindei: Dennis DeBruler Units 4 and 5 were rated at 125 MW each, 100 MW is definitely not accurate. Maybe that's referring to the still active outdoor peaking units that are on the property.

SayrevillehistoricalSociety
"Like its sister-powerhouse, the E. H. Werner Power Station in South Amboy, the Jersey Central Power and Light Powerhouse in Sayreville, once capable of producing 100,000 kilowatts of electricity, today sits peacefully over the Raritan."

It was served by the Raritan River Railroad.