New Jersey has no fossil fuel reserves, but it does have high wind power potential located its Atlantic coast. The average commute times for New Jersey workers are among the longest in the Nation, and the transportation sector leads State energy consumption. Residential and commercial energy demand is high.
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- The New York Harbor area between New York and New Jersey has over 40 million barrels of refined product storage capacity (much of which is in New Jersey), making it the largest petroleum product hub in the United States.
- The largest of the four U.S. Northeast Heating Oil Reserve sites is located in Woodbridge, New Jersey.
- New Jersey's Oyster Creek nuclear reactor, which first came online in 1969, is the oldest operating nuclear plant in United States.
- Today, nuclear power dominates New Jersey's electricity market, typically supplying more than one-half of State generation.
- The transportation sector leads energy consumption in New Jersey, where the average commute time is among the longest in the Nation.