11th largest plant in Maryland · 965th nationally
Dickerson Power is a natural gas power plant in Maryland with a nameplate capacity of 326 MW. It generates roughly 287.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 27,406 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 10% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1517 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Dickerson Power |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dickerson Power, Llc |
| City | Dickerson |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | Maryland |
| ZIP | 20842 |
| Coordinates | 39.20970, -77.46440 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 163 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 163 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 19.0 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 218.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 169 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1517 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.