PANDA BRANDYWINE LP

How PANDA BRANDYWINE LP compares

With 289 MW of capacity, PANDA BRANDYWINE LP ranks 9th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maryland and 3rd of the 7 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of Maryland's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 467th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1996, it is older than 54% of the 46 operating Maryland plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Prince George's County with 6 other operating plants, including CHALK POINT LLC and UMCP CHP PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 289 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 562 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), up 28% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is TALBERT TAP (230 kV), about 4.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 3,470 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CHALK POINT LLC (2,647 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 13 mapped data centers; the nearest is CoreSite - Washington,DC (DC1) in Washington, about 18.4 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