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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Maryland, sorted by type and name.In 2022, Maryland had a total summer capacity of 11,908 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 37,139 GWh. [2]
SM Energy Company is a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is organized in Delaware and headquartered in Denver, Colorado . The company was known as St. Mary Land & Exploration Company until 2010.
La Plata (/ l ə ˈ p l eɪ t ə / lə-PLAY-tə) [3] is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,159 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is the county seat of Charles County.
Mirant was merged into GenOn Energy in 2010, [4] and GenOn merged into NRG in 2012. [ 5 ] In 1991, the 900-foot (270 m)-long cooling water discharge channel from the power plant, which empties into the Potomac River, became the Dickerson Whitewater Course , a canoe and kayak training facility for the 1992 Olympic Games .
Maryland Electric Deregulation is the result of a Bill passed in 1999 by the Maryland General Assembly.This bill changed the entire face of the Maryland utility industry.. In 1999, the Maryland General Assembly, under pressure from state manufacturers, enacted legislation that would cause the electric industry in Maryland to become deregulated.
The Chalk Point Generating Station is an electricity-generating plant, comprising oil and natural gas fired units, owned by NRG Energy, located near the town of Eagle Harbor, Maryland, United States, on the Patuxent River. Plant operator GenOn Energy Holdings closed the two coal-fired units at the plant in June 2021. [1]
Talen Energy assumed ownership of the plant on June 1, 2015, when the company was established as the combination of Riverstone Holdings, LLC with PPL Corporation's spun off power generation business. As a condition of the merger, Talen was required by FERC to sell about 1,300 MW of generation in the PJM region to avoid dominating the market. [ 6 ]
2003 US Department of Energy wind resource map of Maryland. Wind power in Maryland, which has land-based and offshore resources, is in the early stages of development. [1] [2] [3] As of 2016, Maryland has 191 megawatts (MW) of wind powered electricity generating capacity, responsible for 1.4% of in-state generated electricity. [4]