World Power Plants

BlackRock-Matrix2.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

BlackRock-Matrix is a 2.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Public Service Elec & Gas Co since 2012. Ranked #1829 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. This plant's 2.5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2000 MW, making BlackRock-Matrix 800 times smaller. Nearby plants include PSEG Linden Generating Station (1740 MW, Gas), Fairless Energy Center (1338 MW, Gas), and Linden Cogen Plant (974.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 20 km southwest of Newark.

Capacity
2.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Public Service Elec & Gas Co
Location
40.3622°, -74.4797°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,623. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,017 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,199 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Public Service Elec & Gas Co operates 14 plants totalling 52 MW

Regional density

428 plants within 100 km, 41,097 MW combined

Nearest plant: Heller Industrial Parks (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.362200, -74.479700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

BlackRock-Matrix is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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