🔌 EV Partnership Switch to Octopus Energy & unlock exclusive smart EV charging rates Find out more → Skip to main content

United States › Power plants › Oil-fired power plants › Maryland

OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Morgantown Generating Plant

Morgantown Generating Plant is a 260 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Charles County, Maryland, operated by Lanyard Power Holdings, LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1970 (current stage)
  5. ClosedSep 2022 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

Open in Google MapsMore oil-fired power plants in Maryland

Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
3Petroleum Liquids65 MW OperatingJun 1973
4Petroleum Liquids65 MW OperatingJun 1973
5Petroleum Liquids65 MW OperatingMay 1973
6Petroleum Liquids65 MW OperatingMay 1973
ST1Conventional Steam Coal626 MW RetiredJun 1970Jun 2022
ST2Conventional Steam Coal626 MW RetiredJun 1971Jun 2022
GT1Petroleum Liquids18 MW RetiredDec 1970Sep 2022
GT2Petroleum Liquids18 MW RetiredFeb 1971Sep 2022

Plant details

Operator
Lanyard Power Holdings, LLC
Location
Charles County, Maryland
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 260 MW
Retired: 1,288 MW
First unit online
Jun 1970
EIA plant ID
1573

Location

38.3592, -76.9767

Nearby power plants

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem