Power plants planned and retiring in Maryland
Maryland plans 14 MW, 0% of its 12,418 MW in service (51st of 51). 14 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 14 MW.
Maryland: planned against running
Maryland planned, by fuel
- Solar 14 MW (100%)
Maryland operating, by fuel
- Solar 1,363 MW (11%)
- Storage 10 MW (0%)
- Wind 245 MW (2%)
- Natural gas 5,614 MW (45%)
- Coal 1,273 MW (10%)
- Nuclear 1,745 MW (14%)
- Hydro 515 MW (4%)
- Oil 1,515 MW (12%)
- Other 137 MW (1%)
When Maryland capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Maryland, 2026 to 2029: 2 rows
| Year | Maryland planned MW | Maryland retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | No data |
| 2029 | No data | 1975 |
2 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVMaryland projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Maryland projects are
Maryland: 2 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Maryland planned projects
Filter the 7 planned project lines in Maryland.
14 MW across 7 project lines, 0% of the 12,418 MW operating in Maryland.
- NCBP ONE, LLC, Prince Georges: 2 MW solar, online 2026
- MDD109-NCBP BLDG 11-Manekin, Prince Georges: 2 MW solar, online 2026
- NCBP Seven, Prince Georges: 2 MW solar, online 2026
- 100a Swiss Dale Farm, Cecil: 2 MW solar, online 2026
- City of Bowie, Prince Georges: 2 MW solar, online 2026
What the Maryland numbers say
Maryland runs 12,418 MW today. The planned list would add 14 MW (0%) while 1,975 MW (16%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Maryland has 14 MW due online and 1,975 MW due to retire there.
Maryland planned mix: 100% solar, storage and wind, 0% natural gas. Maryland stages: 14 MW under construction or in testing. Maryland retired 2,270 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 2,734 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Maryland capacity by fuel and status
| Maryland fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Maryland, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1,363 | 14 | – | 1 | 115 |
| Storage | 10 | – | – | 5 | 10 |
| Wind | 245 | – | – | – | 1,216 |
| Natural gas | 5,614 | – | – | 21 | 1,328 |
| Coal | 1,273 | – | 1,273 | 2,055 | – |
| Nuclear | 1,745 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 515 | – | – | – | – |
| Oil | 1,515 | – | 702 | 186 | 12 |
| Other | 137 | – | – | 2 | 52 |
| All fuels | 12,418 | 14 | 1,975 | 2,270 | 2,734 |
Maryland counties with the most planned capacity
| Maryland county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | 12 | 6 | Solar |
| Cecil County | 2 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Maryland
| Maryland plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCBP ONE, LLC | Prince Georges | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| MDD109-NCBP BLDG 11-Manekin | Prince Georges | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| NCBP Seven | Prince Georges | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| 100a Swiss Dale Farm | Cecil | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| City of Bowie | Prince Georges | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 2 |
| NCBP TEN, LLC | Prince Georges | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 1 |
| NCBP TWELVE, LLC | Prince Georges | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 1 |
Maryland against its neighbors
Maryland: planned MW equal 0% of operating. Bordering states: District of Columbia plans 8% of what it runs (8 points above Maryland); Delaware plans 7% of what it runs (7 points above Maryland); Pennsylvania plans 13% of what it runs (13 points above Maryland); Virginia plans 24% of what it runs (24 points above Maryland); West Virginia plans 6% of what it runs (5 points above Maryland).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Maryland: 373 operating generators, 7 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Maryland: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
14 MW, 0% of the 12,418 MW Maryland runs. 14 MW is being built or tested in Maryland.
Maryland: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Maryland with 14 of 14 planned MW.
Maryland: which power plants are retiring?
1,975 MW of Maryland units have a retirement date, of which 1,273 MW is coal and 0 MW natural gas.
Will Maryland get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Maryland has 2,734 MW canceled or postponed, and 2,270 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.