Rock Springs Generation Facility
The Rock Springs Generation Facility is a 684 MW natural gas-fired electric generating peaking plant located in Rising Sun, Maryland. The plant comprises four gas turbines and went online in 2003.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: Power station in Maryland, USA
- Also known as: “Essential Power Rock Springs Power Plant”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakwood and Wakefield.
Oakwood
Hamlet
Oakwood is an unincorporated community, in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It lies at an elevation of 371 feet. Oakwood is situated 2 miles southwest of Rock Springs Generation Facility.
Wakefield
Hamlet
Wakefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place within Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 609. Wakefield is situated 4 miles north of Rock Springs Generation Facility.
Peach Bottom
Hamlet
Lancaster is a city of around 59,000 people in Lancaster County in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is one of the oldest inland towns in the United States, and the center of an area inhabited by many members of the Amish community. Peach Bottom is situated 4 miles northwest of Rock Springs Generation Facility.
Rock Springs Generation Facility
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station, gas turbine power station, and industry
- Location: Cecil County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.71946° or 39° 43′ 10″ northLongitude
-76.15896° or 76° 9′ 32″ westInception
June 2003Operator
Essential Power Rock Springs LLCOpen location code
87F5PR9R+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 67826963OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q11998141
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rock Springs Generation Facility” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Rock Springs kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Rock Springs kraftverk”
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