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NIH Cogeneration Facility

NIH Cogeneration Facility is a 28.0 MW operating gas power plant in Montgomery County, Maryland, operated by National Institutes of Health.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 2004 (current stage)
  5. ClosedOct 2018 (not yet reached)

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

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
CGTNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine28 MW OperatingNov 2018
CGTGNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine22 MW RetiredJul 2004Oct 2018

Plant details

Operator
National Institutes of Health
Location
Montgomery County, Maryland
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 28.0 MW
Retired: 22.0 MW
First unit online
Jul 2004
EIA plant ID
56668

Location

39.0000, -77.0939

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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