MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY

How MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY compares

With 68 MW of capacity, MONTGOMERY COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY ranks 13th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maryland and is the largest of the 7 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 44% of Maryland's operating Biomass capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 49th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is older than 56% of the 46 operating Maryland plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Montgomery County with 3 other operating plants, including DICKERSON and CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT AT WHITE OAK.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 68 MW of nameplate capacity, all municipal solid waste technology. Net generation was 302 GWh in 2024 (a 51% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is DOUBS (500 kV), about 7.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, about 0.2 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 955 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DICKERSON (930 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 13 mapped data centers; the nearest is RagingWire VA1 - NTT in Ashburn, about 12.3 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology