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Natural gas power plant · Montgomery County, Maryland
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- AlphaStruxure Service Co LP
- County
- Montgomery County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Maryland
- #15 of 20
- EIA plant code
- 65945
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| BESS | Batteries | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2024 | Operating |
| GENS | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 2023 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Maryland
| Herbert Farm Solar | Solar | 5.5 MW |
| Wicomico | Other | 5.4 MW |
| Carroll County MD Solar LLC | Solar | 5.0 MW |
| Synergen Panorama, LLC CSG | Solar | 5.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 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