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Smith Island

Smith Island is a 1.5 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Somerset County, Maryland, operated by A & N Electric Coop.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingMar 1994 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMay 2021 (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
4Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW OperatingJun 2021
2Petroleum Liquids0.5 MW OperatingMar 1994
3Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW RetiredMar 1994May 2021

Plant details

Operator
A & N Electric Coop
Location
Somerset County, Maryland
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 1.5 MW
Retired: 1.2 MW
First unit online
Mar 1994
EIA plant ID
6391

Location

37.9955, -76.0389

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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