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Data for 2010 | Release Date: April 26, 2012 | Next Release: February 2013 | full report

Maryland Nuclear Profile 2010 Maryland profile

Maryland total electric power industry, summer capacity and net generation, by energy source, 2010
Primary energy source	Summer capacity (mw)	Share of State total (percent)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Share of State total (Percent)
Nuclear	1,705	13.6	13,994	32.1
Coal	4,886	39.0	23,668	54.3
Hydro and Pumped Storage	590	4.7	1,667	3.8
Natural Gas	2,041	16.3	2,897	6.6
Other ¹	152	1.2	485	1.1
Other Renewable¹	209	1.7	574	1.3
Petroleum	2,933	23.4	322	0.7
Total	12,516	100.0	43,607	100.0
¹Municipal Solid Waste net generation is allocated according to the biogenic and non-biogenic components of the fuel; however, all Municipal Solid Waste summer capacity is classified as Renewable. Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Other: Blast furnace gas, propane gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and miscellaneous technologies. Other Renewable: Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind. Sources: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Maryland nuclear power plants, summer capacity and net generation, 2010
Plant Name/Total Reactors	Summer Capacity (MW)	Net Generation (Thousand MWh)	Share of State Nuclear Net Generation (Percent)	Owner
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1, Unit 2	1,705	13,994	100.0	Calvert Cliffs Nuclear PP Inc
1 Plant 2 Reactors	1,705	13,994	100.0
Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Plants in State

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant
Unit	Summer capacity (mw)	Net generation (thousand mwh)	Summer capacity factor (percent)	Type	Commercial operation date	License expiration date
1	855	6,755	90.2	PWR	5/8/1975	7/31/2034
2	850	7,239	97.2	PWR	4/1/1977	8/13/2036
	1,705	13,994	93.7
Data for 2010 PWR = Pressurized Light Water Reactor. Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Source: Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," and Form EIA-923, "Power Plant Operations Report."

Operator: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, LLC

Location and Service Territory: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant is located in Lusby on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay.

Construction Cost: $2.206 billion (2007 USD)²

Reactor Descriptions: Both units are Combustion Engineering two-loop pressurized water reactors.

Cooling System: The Chesapeake Bay is used as a heat-sink in the plant's once-through cooling system.

²Nuclear Power Plant Construction Activity, DOE/EIA-0473(86), Energy Information Administration, 1986, pp 16-17, Table 5. Adjusted to 2007 Dollars using Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index.