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CPV St Charles Energy Center — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 56846
Capacity: 775.3 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Status: Operating
Location: Charles, MD
Operating Since: 2017
Generators: 3
Operator: CPV Maryland LLC
Parent Company: CPV Power Holdings
Annual Generation: 4,718,236 MWh
Capacity Factor: 69.4%
Balancing Authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC
ISO/RTO: PJM
NERC Region: RFC

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CPV St Charles Energy Center

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #5 of 15 Natural Gas plants in MD#262 of 2009 nationally

775.3 MW Natural Gas operating in Charles, MD — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

775.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Technology

2017

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.5696, -76.8931

County

Charles, MD

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Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	CPV Maryland LLC	CPV Maryland	—
Owner(s)	CPV Maryland LLC	CPV Power Holdings	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

The CPV St Charles Energy Center is a 775.3 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Charles County, Maryland. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned by CPV Power Holdings, with CPV Maryland LLC as the operator. It consists of three generators utilizing combined cycle technology. The facility is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, within the RFC NERC region.

In its latest year of operation, the CPV St Charles Energy Center generated 4,718,236 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 69.4%. The plant ranks as the 5th largest out of 7 power plants in Maryland, and 267th out of 945 plants nationally.

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