Power Plants in Maryland

Maryland operates 246 power plants totaling 13,242 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas dominates the mix at 50%, followed by Nuclear (14%) and Oil (12%). The largest plant is Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant at 1,850 MW.

Plants246operating sites
Capacity13,242 MWnameplate
Generation36.0M MWhannual
CO₂9.4Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 50%Nuclear 14%Oil 12%Coal 12%Solar 5%Hydroelectric 4%

Plant locations

Showing the 120 largest plants by capacity. Maryland operates another 126 plants below this size — browse the lists below to reach them.

Largest plants in Maryland

PlantCityFuelCapacity
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power PlantLusbyNuclear1,850 MW
Chalk Point PowerAquascoNatural Gas1,825 MW
Brandon ShoresBaltimoreCoal1,370 MW
Wildcat Point Generation FacilityConowingoNatural Gas1,114 MW
Herbert A WagnerBaltimoreOil923 MW
Keys Energy CenterBrandywineNatural Gas831 MW
Cpv St Charles Energy CenterWaldorfNatural Gas775 MW
Essential Power Rock Springs LlcRising SunNatural Gas773 MW
ConowingoDarlingtonHydroelectric531 MW
PerrymanHarford CountyNatural Gas492 MW
Dickerson PowerDickersonNatural Gas326 MW
Brandywine Power FacilityBrandywineNatural Gas289 MW
Morgantown Generating PlantNewburgOil260 MW
Aes Warrior Run Cogeneration FacilityCumberlandCoal229 MW
Vienna OperationsViennaOil181 MW
Nrg Chalk Point CtAquascoOil94.0 MW
PhiladelphiaBaltimoreOil82.8 MW
Bluegrass SolarChurch HillSolar79.6 MW
Great Bay Solar 1Princess AnneSolar75.0 MW
CriterionOaklandWind70.0 MW
Montgomery County Resource RecoveryDickersonBiomass67.8 MW
Wheelabrator Baltimore RefuseBaltimoreBiomass64.5 MW
Central Utility Plant At White OakSilver SpringNatural Gas54.3 MW
Roth Rock Wind Farm LlcOaklandWind40.0 MW
Fourmile RidgeFrostburgWind40.0 MW
Easton 2EastonOil38.8 MW
EastonEastonOil33.6 MW
Fair WindOaklandWind30.0 MW
Fairview FarmsBel AirSolar30.0 MW
Nih Cogeneration FacilityBethesdaNatural Gas28.0 MW
RipleyLa PlataSolar27.5 MW
Umcp Chp PlantCollege ParkNatural Gas27.4 MW
Maryland SolarHagerstownSolar27.0 MW
Deep CreekOaklandHydroelectric20.0 MW
Todd SolarHurlockSolar20.0 MW
Jade Meadow LlcMidlandSolar19.8 MW
Domino Sugar BaltimoreBaltimoreNatural Gas17.5 MW
Fort Detrick Solar PvFrederickSolar15.7 MW
Mount Saint Mary'sEmmitsburgSolar13.7 MW
Longview SolarHebronSolar13.6 MW
Annapolis Solar Park, LlcAnnapolisSolar12.0 MW
CrisfieldCrisfieldOil11.6 MW
Aes Warrior Run Energy Storage ProjectCumberlandOther Fossil11.0 MW
Rockfish Solar LlcWaldorfSolar10.3 MW
Roth Rock North Wind Farm, LlcOaklandWind10.0 MW
Wye Mills Vnem CsgQueen AnneSolar10.0 MW
Solar HagerstownHagerstownSolar10.0 MW
Baker PointThurmontSolar9.0 MW
Union Bridge SolarUnion BridgeSolar8.2 MW
Apg Combined Heat And Power PlantEdgewoodNatural Gas7.9 MW

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