Wicomico

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP5 MW capacity

59th largest plant in Maryland · 6865th nationally

Wicomico is a biomass power plant in Maryland with a nameplate capacity of 5.4 MW. It generates roughly 15.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,471 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 82 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%33%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity5 MWnameplate
Annual Generation15.4k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor33%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂634metric tons

Location

Plant NameWicomico
OperatorIndustrial Power Generating Company Llc
CitySalisbury
CountyWicomico County
StateMaryland
ZIP21801
Coordinates38.38470, -75.63440

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

Natural GasOilSolarBiomass

Generators (18)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
10Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
11Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
12Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
13Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
14Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
15Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
16Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
17Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
18Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
2Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
3Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
4Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
5Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
6Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
7Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
8Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007
9Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2007

Emissions (annual)

CO₂634 metric tons
SO₂3 metric tons
CO₂ Rate82 lb/MWh
This plant82 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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