Morgantown Generating Station

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.

Morgantown Generating Station
CountryUnited States
LocationNewburg, Maryland
Coordinates38°21′33″N 76°58′36″W
StatusOperational
Commission date1970
Owner(s)NRG 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
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