Capitol Power Plant
The Capitol Power Plant is a fossil-fuel burning power plant which provides steam and chilled water for the United States Capitol, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress and 19 other buildings in the Capitol Complex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: fossil-fuel burning power plant in Washington, DC
- Also known as: “AOC, Capitol Power Plant”
- Address: 25 E Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 2,800 feet north of Capitol Power Plant.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 1 mile northwest of Capitol Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
Capitol Power Plant
Latitude
38.88236° or 38° 52′ 57″ northLongitude
-77.0075° or 77° 0′ 27″ westInception
August 2018Operator
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Power PlantOpen location code
87C4VXJV+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 667920043OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5035916
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In Other Languages
“Capitol Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “תחנת הכוח של הקפיטול”
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