Morgantown Generating Plant

🛢 OilIPP Non-CHP260 MW capacity

13th largest plant in Maryland · 1182nd nationally

Morgantown Generating Plant is a oil power plant in Maryland with a nameplate capacity of 260 MW.

Capacity260 MWnameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂517metric tons

Location

Plant NameMorgantown Generating Plant
OperatorLanyard Power Holdings, Llc
CityNewburg
CountyCharles County
StateMaryland
ZIP20664
Coordinates38.35920, -76.97670

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasCoalOilSolarBiomass

Generators (8)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
ST1Conventional Steam CoalBituminous Coal626 MWRetired1970
ST2Conventional Steam CoalBituminous Coal626 MWRetired1971
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil65.0 MWOperating1973
4Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil65.0 MWOperating1973
5Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil65.0 MWRetired1973
6Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil65.0 MWRetired1973
GT1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil18.0 MWRetired1970
GT2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil18.0 MWRetired1971

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
Morgantown Power, LlcHouston, TX10000.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Emissions (annual)

CO₂517 metric tons
SO₂1 metric tons
NOₓ2 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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