Conowingo — 531 MW hydro plant, Harford County, MD

Conowingo — 531 MW hydro plant, Harford County, MD · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 1574 · Inventory for Aug 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Hydroelectric: 530.8 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (11)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Conowingo
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
1	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	45	Unknown
10	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	55.6	Unknown
11	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	55.6	Unknown
2	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	36	Unknown
3	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	48	Unknown
4	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	47.7	Unknown
5	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	36	Unknown
6	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	47.7	Unknown
7	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	48	Unknown
8	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	55.6	Unknown
9	Conventional Hydroelectric	Operating	55.6	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 39.65739, -76.17512
Filed location · EIA: 39.65720, -76.17520

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Aug 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 10, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Feb 26, 2024
Map prepared: Oct 10, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	45 MW 41 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Mar 1928	Operating
10	55.6 MW 56.1 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	May 1964	Operating
11	55.6 MW 52 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	May 1964	Operating
2	36 MW 32.7 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Mar 1928	Operating
3	48 MW 41.9 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Mar 1928	Operating
4	47.7 MW 41.9 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Apr 1928	Operating
5	36 MW 32.7 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Jun 1928	Operating
6	47.7 MW 42.3 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Jul 1928	Operating
7	48 MW 42.3 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Jun 1928	Operating
8	55.6 MW 56.7 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Mar 1964	Operating
9	55.6 MW 57.3 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Mar 1964	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

Regulatory Approval

Jan 1, 1926

The Federal Power Commission issued a license to Susquehanna Power Company and Philadelphia Electric Company to construct the Conowingo Hydroelectric Project.

Federal Power Commission · Susquehanna Power Company · Philadelphia Electric Company

mde.maryland.gov

Commercial Operation

Mar 1, 1928

Seven 36-MW Francis turbines (Units 1–7) entered commercial operation at Conowingo Dam. The dam had been built with space for four additional turbine units.

Susquehanna Power Company · Philadelphia Electric Company

mde.maryland.gov

Generation Expansion

Jan 1, 1965

Four additional Kaplan-type units (Units 8–11) entered commercial operation, increasing total station capacity to approximately 514.4 MW including the two house units.

Susquehanna Power Company · Philadelphia Electric Company

mde.maryland.gov

Structural Upgrade

Jan 1, 1976

Tendon anchors were installed through the dam into bedrock to strengthen the structure to withstand overtopping from high river flows.

Conowingo operators

mde.maryland.gov

Regulatory Approval

Jan 1, 1980

Conowingo received a new license from FERC, extending operations through 2014.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · Conowingo operators

mde.maryland.gov

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Constellation Power, Inc

Entity 6035

Operating portfolio

17 plants

4 states

Reported capacity

7,734.1 MW

Conventional Hydroelectric · Hydroelectric Pumped Storage · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Handley	1,314.8 MW	TX
Wolf Hollow II	1,231.2 MW	TX
Colorado Bend II	1,230.3 MW	TX
Muddy Run	1,072 MW	PA
Eddystone Generating Station	861.6 MW	PA
Croydon CT Generating Station	546.4 MW	PA
ConowingoCurrent	530.8 MW	MD
Exelon West Medway II LLC	263.6 MW	MA

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Jan 1, 1926
Jan 1, 1926
Federal construction license issuedmde.marylan...
The Federal Power Commission issued a license to Susquehanna Power Company and Philadelphia Electric Company to construct the Conowingo Hydroelectric Project.
Mar 1928
Mar 1928
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator 1, generator 2, generator 3 with this operating date.
Mar 1, 1928
Mar 1, 1928
Commercial Operation Beganmde.marylan...
Seven 36-MW Francis turbines (Units 1–7) entered commercial operation at Conowingo Dam. The dam had been built with space for four additional turbine units.
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1. Apr 1928
  Apr 1928
  Generator enters operationEIA-860
  EIA-860 lists generator 4 with this operating date.
2. Jun 1928
  Jun 1928
Dec 1, 2022
Dec 1, 2022
2021 license vacated on appealsec.gov
The 50-year FERC license issued on March 19, 2021 was vacated after judicial review. Environmental groups challenged the license, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated FERC's decision to grant the license, remanding it back to FERC for further proceedings.
Dec 1, 2022
Dec 1, 2022
Annual license status (post-vacatur)sec.gov
Upon issuance of the mandate from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Constellation began operating the Conowingo Hydroelectric Project under an automatically renewing annual license containing the same terms as the license that was in effect prior to the 2021 FERC order.
Oct 2, 2025
Oct 2, 2025
Revised water-quality certification and historic settlement agreementmde.marylan...
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Maryland Department of the Environment, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, and Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association reached a revised settlement agreement. The Maryland Department of the Environment issued Revised Water Quality Certification 17-WQC-02(R1), valued at more than $340 million in commitments over the next 50 years. The agreement includes operational flow modifications, $87.6 million for water quality and resiliency initiatives, fish and eel passage improvements, debris removal, freshwater mussel restoration, invasive species control, and funding for additional dredging studies.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

mde.maryland.govmde.maryland.govauthoritative

Common questions about Conowingo

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Conowingo?

Conowingo reports 530.8 MW hydroelectric of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.

What kind of plant is Conowingo?

Conowingo is a Conventional Hydroelectric facility in Harford County, MD, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Conowingo located?

Conowingo is in Harford County, MD, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Conowingo?

Conowingo is operated by Constellation Power, Inc according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Conowingo generate?

Conowingo reported 1,306 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Conowingo compare to other plants?

By capacity, Conowingo ranks #26 of 1,356 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 2 in MD.

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