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.[1] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 42.5% natural gas, 41.6% nuclear, 5.2% hydroelectric, 4.7% coal, 2.7% solar, 1.3% wind, 0.9% biomass, 0.2% petroleum, and 0.9% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned PV panels, delivered an additional net 1,404 GWh of energy to Maryland's electrical grid in 2023. This was nearly 50 percent more than the generation of the state's utility-scale PV plants.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened | Scheduled Closure | |||
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Brandon Shores Generating Station | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | align=center | 1,370 | Talen Energy | align=center | 1984 | align=center | 2025[3] |
Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | align=center | 495 | Talen Energy | align=center | 1956 | align=center | 2020 (136MW) 2025 (359MW)[4] |
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened | Year retired | |||
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Charles P. Crane Generating Station | Bowleys Quarters, Maryland | align=center | 399 | Avenue Capital Group | align=center | 1961 | align=center | 2018 |
Dickerson Generating Station | Montgomery County, Maryland | align=center | 588 | NRG Energy | align=center | 1959 | align=center | August 2020[5] |
Luke Mill Power Plant | Luke, Maryland | align=center | 65 | Verso Corporation | align=center | 1958 | align=center | 2019 |
R. Paul Smith Power Station | Williamsport, Maryland | align=center | 116 | FirstEnergy | align=center | 1927 | align=center | 2012 |
Newburg, Maryland | align=center | 1,252 | NRG Energy | align=center | 1970 | align=center | May 2022[6] | |
Chalk Point Generating Station | Eagle Harbor, Maryland | align=center | 728 | NRG Energy | align=center | 1964 | align=center | June 2021[7] |
Warrior Run Generating Station | Cumberland, Maryland | 229 | AES Corporation | 2000 | June 2024 [8] |
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened | Current Status | |
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Chalk Point Generating Station | Prince George's | align=center | 1,868 | NRG Energy | 1975/1981/1990/1991 | |
Dickerson Generating Station | Montgomery | align=center | 326 | NRG Energy | 1992 | |
Gould Street Generating Station | Baltimore City | align=center | 103 | Constellation Power | 1952 | Demolition (2020) |
Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station | Anne Arundel | align=center | 133 | H.A. Wagner | 1956 | |
Notch Cliff Generating Station | Baltimore | align=center | 144 | Constellation Power | 1969 | |
Panda Brandywine Power Plant | Prince Georges's | align=center | 289 | KMC Thermo | 1996 | |
Perryman Generating Station | Harford | align=center | 333 | Constellation Power | 1995/2015 | |
PSEG Keys Energy Center | Prince George's | align=center | 755 | PSEG Power | 2018 | |
Rock Springs Generation Facility | Cecil | align=center | 772 | Essential Power Rock Springs | 2003 | |
St. Charles Energy Center[9] | Charles | align=center | 746 | CPV Maryland | 2017 | |
Westport Generating Station | Baltimore City | align=center | 121 | Constellation Power | 1969 | Decommissioned 1993 |
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
See also: Wind power in Maryland.
See also: Solar power in Maryland.
See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Maryland.