Morgantown Generating Station | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Newburg, Maryland |
Coordinates | 38°21′33″N 76°58′36″W / 38.35917°N 76.97667°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1970 |
Owner | NRG Energy |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Secondary fuel | Fuel oil |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 × 624 MW (base load units ) 4 × 65 MW (peaking units) 2 x 18 MW (peaking units) |
Make and model | General Electric |
Nameplate capacity | 1,477 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]