Chalk Point Power

OperatingDistillate OilNatural GasHybrid

Ranked #1 of 15 Natural Gas plants in MD#32 of 2009 nationally

1825 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (456 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (1318 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (51 MW) operating in Prince Georges, MD — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

1,825 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (3)

Technology

Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Petroleum Liquids

1967

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.5444, -76.6861

County

Prince Georges, MD

Nearby Plants

NRG Chalk Point CT
Distillate Oil94 MW · 0.8 km
Herbert Farm Solar
Solar5.5 MW · 9.9 km
Rockfish Solar LLC
Solar10.3 MW · 17.3 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Chalk Point Power, LLC	—	—
Owner(s)	Chalk Point Power, LLC	—	NRG Energy
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Chalk Point Power is a hybrid power plant located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. The facility, which began operating in 1967, has a total capacity of 1,825 MW across 8 generators. The primary fuel source is natural gas, with petroleum liquids also used. Chalk Point Power is owned and operated by Chalk Point Power, LLC. It ranks as the largest of 7 power plants in Maryland and 37th out of 945 plants nationally.

The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. The latest annual generation data indicates an output of 1,703,848 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 10.6%. The plant utilizes both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

Wikipedia EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators