Power Plants Near 20885 — Gaithersburg, MD

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 20885 (Gaithersburg, Maryland). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.1874, -77.2028 · County: Montgomery

Natural Gas 78%Biomass 11%Solar 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.2 mi	Nist Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	4 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
4.4 mi	Mo33 Csg Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo33 Llc
4.5 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 1 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
4.5 mi	Oaks Landfill - Anem Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
4.5 mi	Oaks Landfill Cs 2 Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
5.4 mi	Montgomery County Solar Gaithersburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Montgomery County Solar
6.0 mi	Montgomery County Correctional Facility Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
6.3 mi	Boyd Soccerplex Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
6.7 mi	Mncppc Germantown Solar Boyds, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
12.7 mi	Md - Cpg - Ten Oaks Glenelg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Solar Dg Md Ten Oaks Llc
13.3 mi	Ten Oaks Clarksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
13.6 mi	Montgomery County Resource Recovery Dickerson, MD	Biomass	68 MW	Covanta Montgomery, Inc.
13.8 mi	Chaberton Solar Catherine Cooksville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pivot Energy
13.8 mi	Mo32 (Csg) Spencerville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tpe Md Mo32 Llc
14.1 mi	Dickerson Power Dickerson, MD	Natural Gas	326 MW	Dickerson Power, Llc
14.1 mi	Dickerson Dickerson, MD	Coal	—	Lanyard Power Holdings, Llc
14.2 mi	Nih Cogeneration Facility Bethesda, MD	Natural Gas	28 MW	National Institutes Of Health
14.6 mi	Friendship I West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.6 mi	Friendship Ii West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.7 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Ascend One Llc
14.8 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Central Md Regional Transit Llc
14.8 mi	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv O'donnell Property Llc
14.8 mi	Chaberton Solar Lime Kiln Fulton, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
14.9 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Cedar Lane Park Llc
14.9 mi	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Kdc Solar Cv Animal Control Llc
14.9 mi	Tpe Md Ho93 Clarksville, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
15.1 mi	Frederick County - Landfill Frederick, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
15.1 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Little Patuxent Wwtp Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
15.1 mi	Kdc Solar Tc Blandair Park Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
15.1 mi	Chimes West Friendship (Nixon Farms) West Friendship, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sune Sem 1, Llc
15.2 mi	Brookville Smart Bus Depot Microgrid Silver Spring, MD	Solar	5 MW	Alphastruxure Service Co Lp
15.3 mi	Kdc Solar Tc George Howard Llc West Friendship, MD	Solar	2 MW	Cleancapital Holdings
15.6 mi	Central Utility Plant At White Oak Silver Spring, MD	Natural Gas	54 MW	Gsa Metropolitan Service Center
17.2 mi	7185 13th Pl. Nw Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
17.3 mi	P52es 1755 Henryton Rd Phase 1 Llc Csg Marriottsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
17.3 mi	P52es 1755 Henryton Rd Phase 2 Llc Marriottsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
17.6 mi	Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick, MD	Solar	2 MW	Francis Scott Key Mall
18.0 mi	Alpha Ridge Lfg Marriottsville, MD	Biomass	1 MW	Howard County - Maryland
18.8 mi	Ikea College Park 411 College Park, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
19.6 mi	Snowden River Csg Columbia, MD	Solar	2 MW	Snowden River Parkway, Llc
19.7 mi	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm Beltsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Gwcc Pv Solar Farm
20.0 mi	Umcp Chp Plant College Park, MD	Natural Gas	27 MW	Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park
20.4 mi	Potomac Energy Center, Llc Leesburg, VA	Natural Gas	812 MW	Potomac Energy Center Llc
20.4 mi	Klees Mill Csg Sykesville, MD	Solar	—	Standard Solar
20.5 mi	Cua West Campus - South (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
20.5 mi	Cua West Campus - North (Csg) Washington, DC	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
20.9 mi	Chp Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	—	Howard University
21.3 mi	Spectrum Solar Hybrid Oxon Hill, MD	Solar	6 MW	Spectrum Solar Llc
21.4 mi	Igs Cc, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
21.5 mi	Ross Hall Central Utility Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	5 MW	The George Washington University
21.6 mi	Chaberton Solar Matterhorn Woodstock, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
21.9 mi	Fort Detrick Solar Pv Frederick, MD	Solar	16 MW	Montevue Lane Solar, Llc
22.3 mi	Dc Water Washington, DC	Solar	—	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
22.4 mi	Md Jessup 7950 Oceano Ave Jessup, MD	Solar	2 MW	Pfmd Ll Jessup Llc
22.4 mi	Old Court Rd Solar Woodstock, MD	Solar	2 MW	Old Court Rd Solar, Llc
22.4 mi	Gallaudet Uni Community Solar Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Sms Dc Cs01b, Llc
22.4 mi	Biggs Ford Solar Center Walkersville, MD	Solar	—	Biggs Ford Solar Center, Llc
22.7 mi	Maryland Bioenergy Center (Jessup) Jessup, MD	Natural Gas	1 MW	Bioenergy Devco
22.9 mi	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission Washington, DC	Natural Gas	11 MW	Us Gsa Heating And Transmission
22.9 mi	Dulles Solar And Storage Chantilly, VA	Battery Storage	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
23.5 mi	Aoc, Capitol Power Plant Washington, DC	Natural Gas	8 MW	Architect Of The Capitol, Capitol Power Plant
23.6 mi	Ncs Paradise Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
23.7 mi	Green Machine Ft. George G. Meade, MD	Natural Gas	—	Bloom Energy
24.0 mi	Benning Road Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
24.1 mi	Nationals Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
24.2 mi	Wmata - Cheverly Metro (Csg) Cheverly, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
24.5 mi	Lion One Baltimore, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
24.6 mi	6685 Santa Barbara Ct Elkridge, MD	Solar	1 MW	6685 Santa Barbara Ct
24.8 mi	Ncs Fcpa Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	New Columbia Solar
24.9 mi	Wmata - Anacostia Csg Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
25.2 mi	Sheriff Road Hyattsville, MD	Solar	1 MW	Sheriff Rd Solar Llc
25.4 mi	Jbab - Washington Dc Washington, DC	Solar	6 MW	Jbab Solar I, Llc.
25.4 mi	Ccbc-Catonsville Catonsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Holding, Llc
26.0 mi	Union Bridge Solar Union Bridge, MD	Solar	8 MW	Citizens Enterprises Corporation
26.0 mi	Shepherds Mill Csg Union Bridge, MD	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
26.5 mi	Bowie State Solar Bowie, MD	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
26.5 mi	Ridgecrest Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
26.5 mi	Fedex Field Solar Facility Landover, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nw Stadium Solar Plant
26.6 mi	Airport Commons 7-Slbal210 Hanover, MD	Solar	—	Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated
26.8 mi	Wmata - Naylor Rd. Metro Temple Hills, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
26.9 mi	Wmata - S. Ave. Carport (East) (Csg) Hillcrest Heights, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
27.0 mi	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Energy Alexandria, VA	Biomass	29 MW	Covanta Alexandria/Arlington
27.0 mi	Sol Phoenix Capitol Heights, MD	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.0 mi	7448 Candlewood Road Hanover, MD	Solar	2 MW	Hartz Solar, Llc
27.2 mi	Legore Bridge Solar Center Keymar, MD	Solar	—	Legore Bridge Solar Center, Llc
27.2 mi	Walt Bailey Bioenergy Facility Washington, DC	Biomass	14 MW	Dc Water
27.2 mi	Ww-Dc Solar 1, Llc Washington, DC	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.3 mi	Dc Water Solar Washington, DC	Solar	4 MW	Marbury Point Solar Llc
27.3 mi	Cannonball Solar (Csg) Thurmont, MD	Solar	2 MW	Aes Clean Energy
27.3 mi	Burns Solar One Llc Reisterstown, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
27.3 mi	Madison Solar 1 Llc Washington, DC	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.4 mi	Holly Spring Meadows District Heights, MD	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
27.4 mi	Oxon Run Cref Washington, DC	Solar	2 MW	Oxon Run Community Renewable Energy Facility
27.7 mi	Hollins Ferry Csg Halethorpe, MD	Solar	2 MW	Icfts Md Solar, Llc
27.8 mi	Baker Point Thurmont, MD	Solar	9 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
29.0 mi	Beech Road (Csg) Temple Hill, MD	Solar	3 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
29.1 mi	Millersville Lfg Severn, MD	Biomass	3 MW	Les Operations Services Llc
30.6 mi	Cromwell Glen Burnie, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
31.0 mi	First Baptist Church Of Glenarden Upper Marlboro, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
31.2 mi	Wheelabrator Baltimore Refuse Baltimore, MD	Biomass	65 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Gaithersburg, Maryland (ZIP 20885), with a combined 1,620 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 81 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Nist Solar at 4.2 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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