Riverside (Md) is a natural gas power plant in Maryland.
| Plant Name | Riverside (Md) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Constellation Power Source Generation, Llc |
| City | Baltimore |
| County | Baltimore County |
| State | Maryland |
| ZIP | 21222 |
| Coordinates | 39.23690, -76.51330 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 135 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 72.2 MW | Retired | 1951 |
| GT7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| GT8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 25.0 MW | Retired | 1970 |
| 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.