PHILADELPHIA

How PHILADELPHIA compares

With 83 MW of capacity, PHILADELPHIA ranks 11th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maryland and 2nd of the 7 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 23% of Maryland's operating Oil capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 43rd-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 78% of the 46 operating Maryland plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CONSTELLATION POWER SOURCE GEN, runs 2 operating plants in Maryland totaling 487 MW. It shares Baltimore city with 4 other operating plants, including WHEELABRATOR BALTIMORE REFUSE and DOMINO SUGAR BALTIMORE.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 83 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 4.9 GWh in 2024 (a 0.7% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WAUGH CHAPEL (500 kV), about 18.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,927 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BRANDON SHORES (1,370 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 6 mapped data centers; the nearest is Lumen Baltimore in Baltimore, about 3.1 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