Power Plants Near 20817 — Bethesda, MD

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 20817 (Bethesda, Maryland). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.9896, -77.1538 · County: Montgomery

Natural Gas 75%Biomass 15%Solar 8%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.3 mi	Nih Cogeneration Facility Bethesda, MD	Natural Gas	28 MW	National Institutes Of Health
5.2 mi	Brookville Smart Bus Depot Microgrid Silver Spring, MD	Solar	5 MW	Alphastruxure Service Co Lp
6.6 mi	7185 13th Pl. Nw Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
8.3 mi	Ross Hall Central Utility Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	5 MW	The George Washington University
8.6 mi	Chp Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	—	Howard University
9.0 mi	Cua West Campus - South (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
9.0 mi	Cua West Campus - North (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
9.6 mi	Montgomery County Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Montgomery County Solar
9.8 mi	Central Utility Plant At White Oak Silver Spring, MD	Natural Gas	54 MW	Gsa Metropolitan Service Center
9.8 mi	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission Washington, DC	Natural Gas	11 MW	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission
10.1 mi	Nist Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	4 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
10.3 mi	Gallaudet Uni Community Solar Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Sms Dc Cs01b, Llc
10.4 mi	Dc Water Washington, DC	Solar	—	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
10.6 mi	Igs Cc, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
10.8 mi	Aoc, Capitol Power Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	8 MW	Architect Of The Capitol, Capitol Power Plant
11.2 mi	Nationals Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
11.3 mi	Spectrum Solar Hybrid Oxon Hill, MD	Solar	6 MW	Spectrum Solar Llc
11.7 mi	Umcp Chp Plant College Park, MD	Natural Gas	27 MW	Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park
12.2 mi	Wmata - Anacostia Csg Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
12.2 mi	Jbab - Washington Dc Washington, DC	Solar	6 MW	Jbab Solar I, Llc.
12.3 mi	Ncs Paradise Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
12.4 mi	Benning Road Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
12.4 mi	Ikea College Park 411 College Park, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
13.1 mi	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy Alexandria, VA	Biomass	29 MW	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington
13.3 mi	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm Beltsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm
13.3 mi	Ncs Fcpa Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
13.7 mi	Wmata - Cheverly Metro (Csg) Cheverly, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
13.7 mi	Ridgecrest Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
13.7 mi	Mo32 (Csg) Spencerville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo32 Llc
13.8 mi	Walt Bailey Bioenergy Facility Washington, DC	Biomass	14 MW	Dc Water
13.8 mi	Mo33 Csg Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo33 Llc
13.8 mi	Dc Water Solar Washington, DC	Solar	4 MW	Marbury Point Solar Llc
14.0 mi	Ww-Dc Solar 1, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.0 mi	Madison Solar 1 Llc Washington, DC	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.1 mi	Wmata - S. Ave. Carport (East) (Csg) Hillcrest Heights, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
14.1 mi	Boyd Soccerplex Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
14.1 mi	Mncppc Germantown Solar Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
14.1 mi	Oxon Run Cref Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Oxon Run Community Renewable Energy Facility
14.2 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 1 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.2 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 2 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.2 mi	Oaks Landfill - Anem Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.3 mi	Wmata - Naylor Rd. Metro Temple Hills, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
14.6 mi	Sol Phoenix Capitol Heights, MD	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.9 mi	Sheriff Road Hyattsville, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sheriff Rd Solar Llc
15.7 mi	Holly Spring Meadows District Heights, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
16.2 mi	Chaberton Solar Lime Kiln Fulton, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
16.5 mi	Beech Road (Csg) Temple Hill, MD	Solar	3 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
16.5 mi	Fedex Field Solar Facility Landover, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nw Stadium Solar Plant
17.9 mi	Synergen Panorama, Llc Csg Fort Washington, MD	Solar	5 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
18.1 mi	Ten Oaks Clarksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
18.3 mi	Tpe Md Ho93 Clarksville, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
18.7 mi	Montgomery County Correctional Facility Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
18.8 mi	Dulles Solar And Storage Chantilly, VA	Battery Storage	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
19.1 mi	Kirby Road Solar, Llc Clinton, MD	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
19.2 mi	First Baptist Church Of Glenarden Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
20.8 mi	Md - Cpg - Ten Oaks Glenelg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Solar Dg Md Ten Oaks Llc
20.9 mi	Covanta Fairfax Energy Lorton, VA	Biomass	124 MW	Covanta Fairfax Inc
21.2 mi	I 95 Municipal Landfill Phase I Lorton, VA	Natural Gas	—	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
21.2 mi	I 95 Landfill Phase Ii Lorton, VA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
21.3 mi	Bowie State Solar Bowie, MD	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
21.3 mi	Snowden River Csg Columbia, MD	Solar	2 MW	Snowden River Parkway, Llc
21.5 mi	Potomac Energy Center, Llc Leesburg, VA	Natural Gas	812 MW	Potomac Energy Center Llc
21.8 mi	Montgomery County Resource Recovery Dickerson, MD	Biomass	68 MW	Covanta Montgomery, Inc.
21.8 mi	Mncppc Randall Farm Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
22.1 mi	Brown Station Road Plant Ii Upper Marlboro, MD	Biomass	4 MW	Prince George's County
22.1 mi	Green Machine Ft. George G. Meade, MD	Natural Gas	—	Bloom Energy
22.3 mi	Livingston Crossing (Csg) Clinton, MD	Solar	—	Nautilus Solar Solutions
22.6 mi	Dickerson Power Dickerson, MD	Natural Gas	326 MW	Dickerson Power, Llc
22.6 mi	Dickerson Dickerson, MD	Coal	—	Lanyard Power Holdings, Llc
22.8 mi	Md Jessup 7950 Oceano Ave Jessup, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pfmd Ll Jessup Llc
23.2 mi	Maryland Bioenergy Center (Jessup) Jessup, MD	Natural Gas	1 MW	Bioenergy Devco
23.4 mi	Church Street Plant Manassas, VA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
23.4 mi	Brown Station Road Plant I Upper Marlboro, MD	Biomass	3 MW	Prince George's County
23.5 mi	Upper Marlboro 1 Csg Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
23.6 mi	Oer Monarch Csg Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
23.7 mi	Chimes West Friendship (Nixon Farms) West Friendship, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sune Sem 1, Llc
23.8 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Little Patuxent Wwtp Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
23.8 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Blandair Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
23.9 mi	Md - Pr97 (Csg) Bowie, MD	Solar	2 MW	Distributed Solar Development, Llc
23.9 mi	Kdc Solar Tc George Howard Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
23.9 mi	Mdd109-Ncbp Bldg 11-Manekin Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
24.0 mi	Chaberton Solar Catherine Cooksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
24.0 mi	Ncbp Twelve, Llc Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
24.0 mi	Friendship Ii West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
24.0 mi	Friendship I West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
24.1 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit Llc
24.1 mi	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc
24.3 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc
24.3 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc
24.4 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc
24.6 mi	Dean Drive Area Electric Generators Manassas, VA	Oil	—	City Of Manassas - (Va)
24.8 mi	Md - Cs - Bge - Pr24 Tpe Mitchellville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Distributed Solar Development, Llc
25.0 mi	Bluefin Origination 1 Brandywine, MD	Solar	2 MW	Bluefin Origination 1, Llc
25.1 mi	Bulldog Solar One, Llc Bowie, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
25.1 mi	Dominion/Lo Mar Manassas, VA	Oil	19 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
25.1 mi	Claggett Landing Upper Malboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
25.6 mi	Alpha Ridge Lfg Marriottsville, MD	Biomass	1 MW	Howard County - Maryland
25.7 mi	City Of Bowie Mitchellville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
25.7 mi	Godwin Drive Plant Manassas, VA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
25.7 mi	Vmea 1 Credit Gen Manassas, VA	Oil	13 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Bethesda, Maryland (ZIP 20817), with a combined 1,695 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 73 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Nih Cogeneration Facility at 3.3 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Maryland, visit the Maryland state page.

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