Brandon Shores — Anne Arundel, MD — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
1,370.2 MW
Summer: 1,273 MW | Winter: 1,273 MW
Technology
Coal
2 generators
First Unit Online
May 1, 1984
Brandon Shores is a coal power plant in Anne Arundel County, MD with 2 generating units totaling 1,370.2 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Brandon Shores LLC. Its first unit came online in 1984.
About this plant
The Brandon Shores Generating Station is an electric generating station located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, near Glen Burnie, and is operated by Talen Energy. Brandon Shores consists of a pair of Babcock & Wilcox coal-fired boilers which each feed a General Electric steam turbine. The station has a combined nominal generating capacity of 1370 MWe. Unit 1 went into operation in May 1984 and Unit 2 in May 1991.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #24 in the U.S. by capacity
- #1 in MD by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (2)
2 generators
2 operational generators totaling 1,370.2 MW · online 1984–1991
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 602 |
| Plant Name | Brandon Shores |
| Operator | Brandon Shores LLC |
| Sector | IPP Non-CHP |
| Balancing Authority | PJM |
| Power Market | |
| County | Anne Arundel |
| State | Maryland (all interconnection requests in Maryland) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Coal |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 1370.2 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 1273 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 1273 |
| Generating Units | 2 |
| Operational Units | 2 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
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