Power plant · Maryland, United States
Essential Power Rock Springs LLC
Essential Power Rock Springs LLC is a power plant in Maryland, United States, with 796 MW of capacity, owned by Essential Power Operating Services LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Maryland | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2003 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Essential Power Operating Services LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Essential Power Operating Services LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 796 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.7190, -76.1598 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Essential Power Rock Springs LLC is the 6th-largest of 10 power plants in Maryland and the 413th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 796 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 6th of 10 | 10,358 MW | 7.7% |
| United States | 413th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 449th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoreWeave Lancaster Greenfield site | Data center | — | Under construction | 38 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.