Keys Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60302
- Capacity
- 830.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Prince Georges, MD
- Operating Since
- 2018
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- PSEG Keys Energy Center, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 4,370,590 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 60.1%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Keys Energy Center
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #3 of 15 Natural Gas plants in MD#227 of 2009 nationally
830.6 MW Natural Gas operating in Prince Georges, MD — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
830.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.7029, -76.8272
County
Prince Georges, MD
Nearby Plants
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- Hall PropertySolar2 MW · 7.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | PSEG Keys Energy Center, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | PSEG Keys Energy Center, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Keys Energy Center is an 830.6 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Prince Georges County, Maryland. The plant began operating in 2018 and is owned and operated by PSEG Keys Energy Center, LLC. It consists of 3 generators. Keys Energy Center is the 3rd largest of 7 power plants in Maryland, and ranks 231st out of 945 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, which is part of the RFC NERC region. In its latest year of reported generation, Keys Energy Center produced 4,370,590 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 60.1%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
525 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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Keys Energy Center
OperationalGas735.5 MWPJM
Generation
399.7K MWh
Latest Month
4.4M MWh
Annual Generation
60.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Cheltenham Substation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
PEPCO
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
CHELTENH 19 KV STG10 GEN
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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