2nd largest plant in District of Columbia · 5556th nationally
Us Gsa Heating And Transmission is a natural gas power plant in District of Columbia with a nameplate capacity of 10.8 MW. It generates roughly 30.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,918 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 32% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Us Gsa Heating And Transmission |
|---|---|
| Operator | Us Gsa Heating And Transmission |
| City | Washington |
| County | District Of Columbia County |
| State | District of Columbia |
| ZIP | 20407 |
| Coordinates | 38.88571, -77.02837 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.4 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.4 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| NOₓ | 26 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.
| 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.