Power Plants in Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland has 16 power plants totaling 500 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants16operating sites
Capacity500 MWnameplate
Generation865.1k MWhannual
CO₂561.6kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 82%Biomass 14%Solar 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Dickerson PowerDickersonNatural Gas326 MWDickerson Power, Llc
Montgomery County Resource RecoveryDickersonBiomass67.8 MWCovanta Montgomery, Inc.
Central Utility Plant At White OakSilver SpringNatural Gas54.3 MWGsa Metropolitan Service Center
Nih Cogeneration FacilityBethesdaNatural Gas28.0 MWNational Institutes Of Health
Brookville Smart Bus Depot MicrogridSilver SpringSolar5.0 MWAlphastruxure Service Co Lp
Nist SolarGaithersburgSolar4.0 MWLuminace Solar Mc, Llc
Mo32 (Csg)SpencervilleSolar2.0 MWTpe Md Mo32 Llc
Mo33 CsgGaithersburgSolar2.0 MWTpe Md Mo33 Llc
Oaks Landfill - AnemGaithersburgSolar2.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Oaks Landfill Cs 1GaithersburgSolar2.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Oaks Landfill Cs 2GaithersburgSolar2.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Montgomery County SolarGaithersburgSolar1.9 MWMontgomery County Solar
Montgomery County Correctional FacilityBoydsSolar1.4 MWTesla Inc.
Mncppc Germantown SolarBoydsSolar1.0 MWStandard Solar
Boyd SoccerplexBoydsSolar1.0 MWMadison Energy Investments Llc
DickersonDickersonCoal— MWLanyard Power Holdings, Llc

About power generation in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Maryland has 16 power plants totaling 500 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 82% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (14%) and Solar (5%). The largest facility is Dickerson Power at 326 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Montgomery County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.