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The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) is a nuclear power plant located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay near Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, in the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is the only nuclear power plant in the state of Maryland.
4 dni temu · Nuclear: An Ideal Foundation for Our Clean Energy Future. Located in Lusby, Maryland, Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center’s two nuclear reactors can produce up to 1,790 megawatts (MW) of clean, carbon-free energy, enough electricity to power the equivalent of more than 1.3 million homes.
In 2022, Maryland had a total summer capacity of 11,908 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 37,139 GWh. [ 2 ] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 42.5% natural gas, 41.6% nuclear, 5.2% hydroelectric, 4.7% coal, 2.7% solar, 1.3% wind, 0.9% biomass, 0.2% petroleum, and 0.9% other.
1 lis 2022 · Baltimore Gas & Electric set out to build the 1.8-GW Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in 1967 because fossil energy was becoming expensive and controversial.
BALTIMORE (Sept. 21, 2023) — While wildfires, hurricanes and extreme heat battered Americans from coast to coast during the hottest summer in Earth’s recorded history, Constellation’s carbon-free nuclear units ran nearly 100% of the time, powering more than 15 million homes and businesses.
27 lis 2023 · The Calvert Cliffs power station is the only nuclear power plant in the state. Natural gas is another predominant energy source, contributing 37.1% to Maryland’s electricity generation. The state ranks 10 with the lowest per capita natural gas use.
26 kwi 2023 · In Maryland, the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Lusby provides 37% of all electricity generated in the state, according to a November 2022 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration — and more than 80% of all carbon-free electricity, according to multiple estimates.
