Red Oak Power

Red Oak is an 830-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Sayreville, New Jersey not far from the South River opened in 2002.^[2]

Red Oak
Country	United States
Location	Sayreville, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°26′57″N 74°20′52″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	2002
Owner	Carlyle Group
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Combined cycle?	Yes
Power generation
Units operational	4[1]
Nameplate capacity	830 MW

Energy Capital acquired it from a subsidiary of the AES Corporation in April 2012,^[3][4] which, in November 2013, sold it to the Carlyle Group.^[5]

Damage to the plant due to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 took it offline line for five months. ^[6]

TAQA subsidiary TAQA Gen-X owns 85% and Morgan Stanley owns 15% of the tolling agreement for the facility through its with partner.^[7] Natural gas is provided by New Jersey Resources.^{[8][9][10][11]} It is part of the PJM Interconnection of the Eastern Interconnection grid electric transmission system. A 2013 report named It is one of the largest single sources of carbon pollution in the state.^[12]

The Sayreville Energy Center operated by NextEra Energy Resources is nearby.^[13][14]

See also

• Neptune Cable
• List of power stations in New Jersey
• List of neighborhoods in Sayreville, New Jersey