Most Polluting Power Plants in Maryland

Power plants in Maryland emit a combined 9.4M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1Keys Energy CenterMarylandNatural Gas1.8M
2Wildcat Point Generation FacilityMarylandNatural Gas1.8M
3Cpv St Charles Energy CenterMarylandNatural Gas1.8M
4Brandon ShoresMarylandCoal1.4M
5Aes Warrior Run Cogeneration FacilityMarylandCoal566.9k
6Chalk Point PowerMarylandNatural Gas515.2k
7Brandywine Power FacilityMarylandNatural Gas327.8k
8Montgomery County Resource RecoveryMarylandBiomass281.1k
9Dickerson PowerMarylandNatural Gas218.3k
10PerrymanMarylandNatural Gas168.2k
11Wheelabrator Baltimore RefuseMarylandBiomass135.0k
12Essential Power Rock Springs LlcMarylandNatural Gas131.6k
13Herbert A WagnerMarylandOil119.3k
14Central Utility Plant At White OakMarylandNatural Gas62.2k
15Apg Combined Heat And Power PlantMarylandNatural Gas27.9k
16Umcp Chp PlantMarylandNatural Gas23.0k
17Vienna OperationsMarylandOil12.2k
18PhiladelphiaMarylandOil2.4k
19CrisfieldMarylandOil1.8k
20Maryland Bioenergy Center (Jessup)MarylandNatural Gas1.5k
21Nrg Chalk Point CtMarylandOil763
22WicomicoMarylandBiomass634
23Morgantown Generating PlantMarylandOil517
24Easton 2MarylandOil448
25EastonMarylandOil373
26BerlinMarylandOil152
27Brookville Smart Bus Depot MicrogridMarylandSolar117
28Eastern Correctional InstituteMarylandBiomass93
29Smith IslandMarylandOil72

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Maryland. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/maryland

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