Alpha Ridge LFG
Other power plant · Howard County, Maryland
Nameplate capacity
1.0 MW
Rank in Maryland
#223
of 234 plants
In service since
2012
July 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- Howard County - Maryland
- County
- Howard County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Maryland
- #19 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 58252
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEN1 | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.0 MW solar plant and a 1.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Maryland power plants · What Maryland actually generates