🛢 Oil Power Plants in Maryland
Maryland operates 10 oil power plants totaling 1,631 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 75.4k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants10operating
Capacity1,631 MWnameplate
Generation75.4k MWhannual
All Maryland oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert A Wagner | Baltimore | Anne Arundel County | 923 MW | H.a. Wagner Llc |
| Morgantown Generating Plant | Newburg | Charles County | 260 MW | Lanyard Power Holdings, Llc |
| Vienna Operations | Vienna | Dorchester County | 181 MW | Nrg Vienna Operations Inc |
| Nrg Chalk Point Ct | Aquasco | Prince Georges County | 94 MW | Nrg Chalk Point Ct |
| Philadelphia | Baltimore | Baltimore City County | 83 MW | Constellation Power Source Generation, Llc |
| Easton 2 | Easton | Talbot County | 39 MW | Easton Utilities Comm |
| Easton | Easton | Talbot County | 34 MW | Easton Utilities Comm |
| Crisfield | Crisfield | Somerset County | 12 MW | Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc |
| Berlin | Berlin | Worcester County | 6 MW | Town Of Berlin - (Md) |
| Smith Island | Ewell | Somerset County | 2 MW | A & N Electric Coop |