PSEG Power plans 200-MW nuclear uprate as company eyes data center deals

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland · 2026-11-03 10:15 UTC

But one of the units at the Salem plant in New Jersey, which is jointly owned with Constellation Energy, faces an extended outage to deal with degraded equipment, according to federal filings.

PSEG Power and Constellation Energy are planning a 200-MW uprate at their jointly owned Salem nuclear power plant in southern New Jersey, according to an earnings presentation by Public Service Enterprise Group, PSEG Power’s parent company.

Salem’s current installed capacity is 2,280 MW. PSEG Power would have a 112-MW share of the uprate and Constellation would own the remainder, which would support a recently announced nuclear-focused power purchase agreement with Google.

PSEG Power’s roughly 3,760-MW nuclear fleet ran at a 95.5% capacity factor in the third quarter, up from 92.4% in the same period last year, according to the presentation.

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