District of Columbia
power plants.
District of Columbia has 6 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 0 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on natural gas — 52.2% of tracked capacity, with biomass second at 32.1%. The largest plant we track is DC Water CHP (14 MW, online since 2014).
District of Columbia electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.
Largest plants in District of Columbia
Frequently asked questions
Where does District of Columbia get its electricity?
Across the 6 plants we track in District of Columbia, capacity is led by natural gas at 52.2%, then biomass at 32.1%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in District of Columbia?
The largest plant in our District of Columbia catalog is DC Water CHP, a biomass facility with 14 MW (commissioned 2014).
How many power plants are in District of Columbia?
Our catalog tracks 6 power plants in District of Columbia totalling 0 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.