12th largest plant in Maryland · 1106th nationally
Brandywine Power Facility is a natural gas power plant in Maryland with a nameplate capacity of 289 MW. It generates roughly 650.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 61,982 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1008 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (289 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Brandywine Power Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kmc Thermo, Llc |
| City | Brandywine |
| County | Prince Georges County |
| State | Maryland |
| ZIP | 20613 |
| Coordinates | 38.66810, -76.86780 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 98.7 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 98.7 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 91.4 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| CO₂ | 327.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 79 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1008 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.