Chalk Point Generating Station

Chalk Point Generating Station
Chalk Point Generating Station in 2019
Map
CountryUnited States
LocationEagle Harbor, Maryland
Coordinates38°32′37″N 76°41′19″W / 38.54361°N 76.68861°W / 38.54361; -76.68861
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1964
Decommission dateJune 2021 (Unit 1 & 2)
OwnerNRG Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelOil and natural gas (Units 3 & 4)
Power generation
Units operational
2 × 659 MWe (Units 3 & 4)
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,809 MW
  • 2,553 MW
External links
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The Chalk Point Generating Station is an electricity-generating plant, comprising oil and natural gas fired units, owned by NRG Energy, located near the town of Eagle Harbor, Maryland, United States, on the Patuxent River.

Plant operator GenOn Energy Holdings closed the two coal-fired units at the plant in June 2021.[1] Environmental and community advocates supported the closure, but highlighted the lack of plan in Maryland to support a "Just Transition" for the community and employees of the plant.[2]

  1. ^ Shwe, Elizabeth (2021-06-14). "Md. Coal-Fired Power Plant Will Retire Five Years Early — Before Worker Retraining Kicks In". Maryland Matters.
  2. ^ Shwe, Elizabeth (2020-08-14). "Two Coal Plants in Prince George's County Will Shut Down By Next Year". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 2020-09-07.