Snowden River CSG
Howard County, Maryland · EIA plant ID 65612 · Operator: snowden river parkway, llc
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.3 | 13.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.7% | — |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 15.4% | — |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 19.1% | — |
| 2025 | 2.9 | 17.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNOWD | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1.9 | 1.9 | Jun 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: snowden river parkway, llc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| snowden river parkway, llc | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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