MD · State grid profile

Maryland power grid

Maryland's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Nuclear. Its 232 plants represent 12,899 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 656 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity12,899 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants232330 operating generators
Proposed capacity656 MW5.1% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations7Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Maryland capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas62.7%8,090 MW
Nuclear14.3%1,850 MW
Coal10.6%1,370 MW
Solar5.3%680 MW
Hydro4.3%551 MW
Wind1.5%190 MW
Biomass1.2%157 MW
Storage0.1%11 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Maryland power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power PlantPlant 6011NuclearLusby, MDCalvert CountyConstellation Nuclear1,850 MW
Chalk Point PowerPlant 1571Oil & gasAquasco, MDPrince Georges CountyChalk Point Power, LLC1,825 MW
Brandon ShoresPlant 602CoalBaltimore, MDAnne Arundel CountyBrandon Shores LLC1,370 MW
Wildcat Point Generation FacilityPlant 59220Oil & gasConowingo, MDCecil CountyOld Dominion Electric Coop1,114 MW
KeyPlant 60302Oil & gasBrandywine, MDPrince Georges CountyParkway Generation Keys Energy Center LLC831 MW
Essential Power Rock Springs LLCPlant 7835Oil & gasRising Sun, MDCecil CountyEssential Power Operating Services LLC796 MW
CPV St Charles Energy CenterPlant 56846Oil & gasWaldorf, MDCharles CountyCPV Maryland LLC775 MW
Herbert A WagnerPlant 1554Oil & gasBaltimore, MDAnne Arundel CountyH.A. Wagner LLC774 MW
ConowingoPlant 1574HydroDarlington, MDHarford CountyConstellation Power, Inc531 MW
PerrymanPlant 1556Oil & gasHarford County, MDHarford CountyConstellation Power Source Generation, LLC492 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap