Morgantown Generating Station

Morgantown Generating Station
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CountryUnited States
LocationNewburg, Maryland
Coordinates38°21′33″N 76°58′36″W / 38.35917°N 76.97667°W / 38.35917; -76.97667
StatusOperational
Commission date1970
OwnerNRG Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Power generation
Units operational2 × 624 MW (base load units )
4 × 65 MW (peaking units)
2 x 18 MW (peaking units)
Make and modelGeneral Electric
Nameplate capacity1,477 MW

The Morgantown Generating Station is a 1,477 MW electric generating plant owned by GenOn Holdings LLC., located in the unincorporated town of Newburg, Maryland, near Morgantown, on the Potomac River. The station was built in 1970.[1]

  1. ^ GenOn Energy, Houston, TX. "Morgantown Generating Station." Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-11-06.