Westport is a natural gas power plant in Maryland.
| Plant Name | Westport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Constellation Power Source Generation, Llc |
| City | Baltimore |
| County | Baltimore City County |
| State | Maryland |
| ZIP | 21230 |
| Coordinates | 39.26604, -76.62954 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 122 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 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.