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The Capitol Power Plant is a fossil-fuel burning power plant which provides steam and chilled water for the United States Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress and 19 other buildings in the Capitol Complex. Located at 25 E St SE in southeast Washington, D.C., the CPP was the only coal-burning power plant in the District of Columbia, and it now mostly uses natural gas. The plant has been serving the Capitol since 1910, and is under the administration of the Architect of the Capitol.
Read more on WikipediaThe Capitol Power Plant, identified by plant ID 63347, is located in the District of Columbia. The plant is owned and operated by the Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Power Plant. It utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel source and features a single natural gas-fired combustion turbine generator. The plant has a total capacity of 7.5 MW and began operating in 2018.
In the most recent year with available data, the Capitol Power Plant generated 54,466 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 82.2%. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. It is the second-largest power plant in the District of Columbia out of four total plants, and ranks 1500th nationally out of 1963 plants.
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