32nd largest plant in Maryland · 4294th nationally
Umcp Chp Plant is a natural gas power plant in Maryland with a nameplate capacity of 27.4 MW. It generates roughly 75.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,187 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 31% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 610 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (27.4 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 | Umcp Chp Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Trigen-Cinergy Solutions College Park |
| City | College Park |
| County | Prince Georges County |
| State | Maryland |
| ZIP | 20742 |
| Coordinates | 38.98584, -76.93548 |
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 Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 11.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 11.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.4 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland Economic Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 23.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 63 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 610 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.