Hudson Generating Station
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Hudson Generating Station in Jersey City, New Jersey is a two-unit, 991 megawatt power plant, owned and operated by PSE&G (PSEG). Unit 1 produces electricity mostly by burning natural gas, although it can also operate on oil. Unit 2 runs mainly on coal, but it can also use natural gas and oil. When running on solid fuel, Unit 2 burns only low sulfur coal to reduce the emissions of sulfur dioxide and utilizes an electrostatic precipitator to control particulate emissions.
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[edit] Location
The Hudson Generating Station occupies a 250 acre site at Coordinates: , north of the intersection of Duffield and Van Keuren Avenues. It is located on the Hackensack River in Jersey City, three miles upstream from Newark Bay.
[edit] History
The Hudson Generating Station was built on the site of the former Marion Generating Station, the first PSEG plant, which started operation in 1906. The Marion Station was the largest in the PSEG fleet until 1924. The bulk of the Marion station was retired in 1961, as construction on the Hudson Station began. Unit 1 was installed in 1964. Unit 2 was installed in 1968. Both units are load following units now.[1] Unit 3 was installed in ??? and shut down in ???.
[edit] Fuel supply
[edit] Water use
[edit] Emissions
| Pollutant | Units | Emission Standard | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO2 | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 0.15 | ??? | ??? |
| NOx | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 0.09 | ??? | ??? |
| Solid particulate | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 0.011 | ??? | ??? |
| PM10 | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 0.011 | ??? | ??? |
| SO3 | lb/hour | ≤ 1.1 | ??? | ??? |
| Fluoride | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 1.57×10-4 | ???×10-4 | ???×10-4 |
| Lead | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 2.6×10-5 | ???×10-5 | ???×10-5 |
| Mercury | lb/MMBTU | ≤ 1.05×10-5 | ???×10-5 | ???×10-5 |
[edit] Habitats and Environment
[edit] Ospreys
In 1997 PSE&G officials discovered failed attempts by ospreys to build nests on a transmission tower at the Hudson Generating Station. To encourage ospreys to roost along the Hackensack River, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. erected a nesting platform atop a utility pole at the Hudson Generating Station the following year. The platform was built by students from the Hudson Liberty Council's Boy Scouts of America and the Urban League of Hudson County's youth build program.[2] However, the first osprey chick to hatch in the New Jersey Meadowlands since the early 20th century took to the air only on July 13, 2007, from its nest located at PSEG's Hudson Generating Station.[3]
