Eastern Correctional Institute
Natural gas power plant · Somerset County, Maryland
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Maryland Environmental Service
- County
- Somerset County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Maryland
- #14 of 20
- EIA plant code
- 10693
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1147 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1.9 MW | 1.3 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| 1148 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1.9 MW | 1.3 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| DG1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| DG2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1988 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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, 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 5.8 MW solar plant and a 5.8 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