Power Plants Near 20854 — Potomac, MD

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 20854 (Potomac, Maryland). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.0388, -77.1922 · County: Montgomery

Natural Gas 75%Biomass 14%Solar 8%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.6 mi	Montgomery County Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Montgomery County Solar
5.9 mi	Nih Cogeneration Facility Bethesda, MD	Natural Gas	28 MW	National Institutes Of Health
6.2 mi	Nist Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	4 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
7.7 mi	Brookville Smart Bus Depot Microgrid Silver Spring, MD	Solar	5 MW	Alphastruxure Service Co Lp
9.6 mi	7185 13th Pl. Nw Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
10.1 mi	Boyd Soccerplex Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
10.2 mi	Mncppc Germantown Solar Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
11.0 mi	Mo33 Csg Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo33 Llc
11.3 mi	Central Utility Plant At White Oak Silver Spring, MD	Natural Gas	54 MW	Gsa Metropolitan Service Center
11.4 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 1 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
11.4 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 2 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
11.4 mi	Oaks Landfill - Anem Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
12.2 mi	Ross Hall Central Utility Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	5 MW	The George Washington University
12.3 mi	Chp Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	—	Howard University
12.4 mi	Cua West Campus - South (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
12.4 mi	Cua West Campus - North (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
13.7 mi	Mo32 (Csg) Spencerville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo32 Llc
13.8 mi	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission Washington, DC	Natural Gas	11 MW	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission
14.0 mi	Igs Cc, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.0 mi	Gallaudet Uni Community Solar Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Sms Dc Cs01b, Llc
14.0 mi	Dc Water Washington, DC	Solar	—	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
14.3 mi	Umcp Chp Plant College Park, MD	Natural Gas	27 MW	Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park
14.3 mi	Ikea College Park 411 College Park, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
14.4 mi	Spectrum Solar Hybrid Oxon Hill, MD	Solar	6 MW	Spectrum Solar Llc
14.7 mi	Aoc, Capitol Power Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	8 MW	Architect Of The Capitol, Capitol Power Plant
14.8 mi	Montgomery County Correctional Facility Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
15.1 mi	Nationals Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
15.3 mi	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm Beltsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm
15.8 mi	Ncs Paradise Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
15.9 mi	Chaberton Solar Lime Kiln Fulton, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
16.0 mi	Benning Road Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
16.1 mi	Wmata - Anacostia Csg Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
16.2 mi	Jbab - Washington Dc Washington, DC	Solar	6 MW	Jbab Solar I, Llc.
16.8 mi	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy Alexandria, VA	Biomass	29 MW	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington
16.9 mi	Ncs Fcpa Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
17.0 mi	Ten Oaks Clarksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
17.0 mi	Wmata - Cheverly Metro (Csg) Cheverly, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
17.6 mi	Tpe Md Ho93 Clarksville, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
17.6 mi	Dulles Solar And Storage Chantilly, VA	Battery Storage	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
17.6 mi	Ridgecrest Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
17.7 mi	Walt Bailey Bioenergy Facility Washington, DC	Biomass	14 MW	Dc Water
17.8 mi	Dc Water Solar Washington, DC	Solar	4 MW	Marbury Point Solar Llc
17.9 mi	Ww-Dc Solar 1, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
18.0 mi	Madison Solar 1 Llc Washington, DC	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
18.0 mi	Wmata - S. Ave. Carport (East) (Csg) Hillcrest Heights, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
18.0 mi	Montgomery County Resource Recovery Dickerson, MD	Biomass	68 MW	Covanta Montgomery, Inc.
18.1 mi	Oxon Run Cref Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Oxon Run Community Renewable Energy Facility
18.1 mi	Wmata - Naylor Rd. Metro Temple Hills, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
18.2 mi	Sheriff Road Hyattsville, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sheriff Rd Solar Llc
18.4 mi	Sol Phoenix Capitol Heights, MD	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
18.8 mi	Dickerson Power Dickerson, MD	Natural Gas	326 MW	Dickerson Power, Llc
18.8 mi	Dickerson Dickerson, MD	Coal	—	Lanyard Power Holdings, Llc
18.9 mi	Md - Cpg - Ten Oaks Glenelg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Solar Dg Md Ten Oaks Llc
19.0 mi	Potomac Energy Center, Llc Leesburg, VA	Natural Gas	812 MW	Potomac Energy Center Llc
19.4 mi	Holly Spring Meadows District Heights, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
19.8 mi	Fedex Field Solar Facility Landover, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nw Stadium Solar Plant
20.3 mi	Beech Road (Csg) Temple Hill, MD	Solar	3 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
21.2 mi	Snowden River Csg Columbia, MD	Solar	2 MW	Snowden River Parkway, Llc
21.7 mi	Chaberton Solar Catherine Cooksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
21.8 mi	Chimes West Friendship (Nixon Farms) West Friendship, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sune Sem 1, Llc
21.9 mi	Synergen Panorama, Llc Csg Fort Washington, MD	Solar	5 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
21.9 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Little Patuxent Wwtp Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
21.9 mi	Friendship Ii West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
21.9 mi	Friendship I West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
21.9 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Blandair Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
22.0 mi	Kdc Solar Tc George Howard Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
22.0 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit Llc
22.0 mi	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc
22.2 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc
22.2 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc
22.3 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc
23.0 mi	First Baptist Church Of Glenarden Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
23.0 mi	Kirby Road Solar, Llc Clinton, MD	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
23.1 mi	Green Machine Ft. George G. Meade, MD	Natural Gas	—	Bloom Energy
23.2 mi	Md Jessup 7950 Oceano Ave Jessup, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pfmd Ll Jessup Llc
23.3 mi	Bowie State Solar Bowie, MD	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
23.6 mi	Maryland Bioenergy Center (Jessup) Jessup, MD	Natural Gas	1 MW	Bioenergy Devco
23.9 mi	Covanta Fairfax Energy Lorton, VA	Biomass	124 MW	Covanta Fairfax Inc
24.0 mi	P52es 1755 Henryton Rd Phase 1 Llc Csg Marriottsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
24.0 mi	P52es 1755 Henryton Rd Phase 2 Llc Marriottsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
24.1 mi	Alpha Ridge Lfg Marriottsville, MD	Biomass	1 MW	Howard County - Maryland
24.3 mi	I 95 Municipal Landfill Phase I Lorton, VA	Natural Gas	—	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
24.3 mi	I 95 Landfill Phase Ii Lorton, VA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
24.6 mi	Church Street Plant Manassas, VA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
24.6 mi	Frederick County - Landfill Frederick, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
25.3 mi	Mncppc Randall Farm Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
25.5 mi	Brown Station Road Plant Ii Upper Marlboro, MD	Biomass	4 MW	Prince George's County
25.7 mi	Dean Drive Area Electric Generators Manassas, VA	Oil	—	City Of Manassas - (Va)
26.1 mi	Dominion/Lo Mar Manassas, VA	Oil	19 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
26.2 mi	Va- Us Foods- Manassas Manassas, VA	Solar	2 MW	Edprna Dg Va Manassas Llc
26.2 mi	6685 Santa Barbara Ct Elkridge, MD	Solar	1 MW	6685 Santa Barbara Ct
26.3 mi	Livingston Crossing (Csg) Clinton, MD	Solar	—	Nautilus Solar Solutions
26.6 mi	Md - Pr97 (Csg) Bowie, MD	Solar	2 MW	Distributed Solar Development, Llc
26.7 mi	Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick, MD	Solar	2 MW	Francis Scott Key Mall
26.7 mi	Godwin Drive Plant Manassas, VA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
26.7 mi	Vmea 1 Credit Gen Manassas, VA	Oil	13 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
26.7 mi	Vmea Peaking Gen Manassas, VA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Manassas - (Va)
26.9 mi	Brown Station Road Plant I Upper Marlboro, MD	Biomass	3 MW	Prince George's County
27.1 mi	Mdd109-Ncbp Bldg 11-Manekin Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
27.2 mi	Upper Marlboro 1 Csg Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Potomac, Maryland (ZIP 20854), with a combined 1,700 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 72 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Montgomery County Solar at 5.6 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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