List of power stations in Virginia

Sources of Virginia utility-scale electricity generation, full-year 2023: ^[1]

1. Natural gas (56.0%)
2. Nuclear (32.3%)
3. Solar (5.80%)
4. Biomass (3.50%)
5. Coal (1.50%)
6. Petroleum (0.20%)
7. Hydroelectric ^[a] (0.10%)
8. Wind (0.10%)
9. Other (0.50%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Virginia . In 2022, Virginia had a total summer capacity of 29,169 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 89,477 GWh. ^[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 56% natural gas, 32.3% nuclear, 5.8% solar, 3.5% biomass, 1.5% coal, 0.2% petroleum, 0.1% hydroelectric, 0.1% wind, and 0.5% other. ^[1]

The Virginia Clean Economy Act of 2020 directs the construction of 16,100 MW of solar power and onshore wind and up to 5,200 MW of offshore wind by 2035, bringing the state's utility-delivered power to 100% renewable energy by 2045. ^[3] It planned to close all but two coal-fired plants by 2024, with the Virginia City and Clover plants allowed to operate until 2045, though economic conditions may close them earlier. ^[4]

Virginia electricity generation by type

Virginia power grid

Power stations

Name	Location	Fuel	Capacity (MW)	Notes
Altavista Power Station	Altavista	Biomass	51
Aria Energy Phase I & II	Lorton	Natural gas	6.4	[5]
Bath County Pumped Storage Station	Warm Springs	Hydroelectric - pumped-storage	3030
Bear Garden		Natural gas	559
Bellemeade Power Station [6]	Richmond	Natural gas, oil	267	Decommissioned [7]
Birchwood Power Partners, L.P.	King George	Coal	242	Decommissioned
Bremo Power Station	Bremo Bluff	Natural gas (converted from coal in 2014) [8]	227	Decommissioned
Brunswick County		Natural gas	1472
Chesapeake Energy Center	Chesapeake	Coal	717	Decommissioned [9] [10] [11]
Chesterfield Power Station	Chester	Coal, natural gas	1415 [12]	Coal, decommissioned [13]
Clover Power Station	Clover	Coal	865
Darbytown		Natural gas	368
Doswell		Natural gas	939
Elizabeth River		Natural gas	389
Gordonsville		Natural gas	300
I-95 Energy Resource Recovery Facility	Lorton	Waste incineration	95	[14] [15]
Hopewell Cogeneration		Natural gas	399
Hopewell Power Station	Hopewell	Biomass	51
John H. Kerr Dam	Boydton	Hydroelectric	297
Ladysmith		Natural gas	893
Louisa		Natural gas	509
Low Moor Power Station	Low Moor	Oil	48
Martinsville Dam	Martinsville	Hydroelectric	1.3
Mecklenburg Power Station	Clarksville	Coal	138	Decommissioned
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station	Mineral	Uranium	1790
Panda Stonewall Energy Center	Leesburg	Natural gas (combined cycle)	778	[16]
Philpott Dam	Bassett	Hydroelectric	7
Pittsylvania Power Station	Hurt	Biomass	83	Decommissioned
Possum Point Power Station	Dumfries	Natural gas, oil	849	[17]
Remington		Natural gas	706
Reworld Alexandria/Arlington Waste To Energy Facility	Alexandria	Waste incineration	23	[18]
Smith Mountain Dam	Sandy Level	Hydroelectric - pumped-storage	656
Southampton Power Station	Franklin	Biomass	51
Spotsylvania Solar	Spotsylvania	Solar	617	[19]
Spruance Genco- Cogentrix	Richmond	Natural gas [20]	240 [21]
Stonewall		Natural gas	812
Surry Nuclear Power Plant	Surry	Uranium	1678
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center	Wise County	Coal	610
Yorktown Power Station	Yorktown	Coal, oil	1141	Decommissioned [22]
Warren County		Natural gas	1472

Planned stations

Name	Location	Fuel	Capacity (MW)	Year	Notes
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind	Offshore	Wind	2,640
Rocky Forge Wind	Botetourt County	Wind	75	2021	[23]

See also

• Energy portal
• United States portal
• Virginia portal

• List of power stations in the United States
• Commonwealth Fusion Systems - fusion power plant to be built in the 2030s in Virginia

Notes

1. Includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage.

References

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3. Vogelsong, Sarah (March 6, 2020). "Virginia Clean Economy Act clears General Assembly, aided by beefed-up ratepayer protections". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
4. Vogelsong, Sarah (February 28, 2020). "Senate removes Southwest Va. coal plant from list of Clean Economy Act closures". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
5. Unknown
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17. "Possum Point | Natural Gas Power Plant in Dumfries, VA". www.gridinfo.com. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
18. "Reworld". October 21, 2024.
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21. "Projects :: Cogentrix Energy Power Management".
22. "PJM - Generator Deactivations" . Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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