List of power stations in Virginia

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

Contents

  Natural Gas (56%)
  Nuclear (32.3%)
  Solar (5.8%)
  Biomass (3.5%)
  Coal (1.5%)
  Petroleum (0.2%)
  Hydroelectric [lower-alpha 1] (0.1%)
  Wind (0.1%)
  Other (0.5%)

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 will 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]

Power stations

NameLocationFuelCapacity (MW)Notes
Altavista Power Station Altavista Biomass51
Aria Energy Phase I & II Lorton Natural gas6.4 [5]
Bath County Pumped Storage Station Warm Springs Hydroelectric - Pumped-storage 3030
Bear GardenNatural gas559
Birchwood Power Partners, L.P. King George Coal242Decommissioned
Bellemeade Power Station [6] Richmond Natural Gas, Oil267Decommissioned [7]
Bremo Power Station Bremo Bluff Natural Gas (converted from coal in 2014) [8] 227Decommissioned
Brunswick CountyNatural gas1472
Chesapeake Energy Center Chesapeake Coal717Decommissioned [9] [10] [11]
Chesterfield Power Station Chester Coal, Natural Gas1415 [12] Coal Decommissioned [13]
Clover Power Station Clover Coal865
Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Waste To Energy Facility Alexandria Waste Incineration23 [14]
DarbytownNatural gas368
DoswellNatural gas939
Elizabeth RiverNatural gas389
GordonsvilleNatural gas300
I-95 Energy Resource Recovery Facility Lorton Waste Incineration95 [15] [16]
Hopewell Power Station Hopewell Biomass51
Hopewell CogenerationNatural gas399
John H. Kerr Dam Boydton Hydroelectric297
LadysmithNatural gas893
LouisaNatural gas509
Low Moor Power Station Low Moor Oil48
Martinsville Dam Martinsville Hydroelectric1.3
Mecklenburg Power Station Clarksville Coal138Decommissioned
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station Mineral Uranium1790
Panda Stonewall Energy Center Leesburg Natural Gas (Combined Cycle)778 [17]
Philpott Dam Bassett Hydroelectric7
Pittsylvania Power Station Hurt Biomass83Decommissioned
Possum Point Power Station Dumfries Natural Gas, Oil1661Decommissioned
RemingtonNatural gas706
Smith Mountain Dam Sandy Level Hydroelectric - Pumped-storage 656
Southampton Power Station Franklin Biomass51
Spotsylvania Solar Spotsylvania Solar617 [18]
Spruance Genco- Cogentrix Richmond Natural Gas [19] 240 [20]
StonewallNatural gas812
Surry Nuclear Power Plant Surry Uranium1678
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Wise County Coal610
Yorktown Power Station Yorktown Coal, Oil1141Decommissioned [21]
Warren CountyNatural gas1472
Planned stations
NameLocationFuelCapacity (MW)YearNotes
Rocky Forge Wind Botetourt County Wind752021 [22]
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind OffshoreWind2,640

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Virginia, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ↑ Vogelsong, Sarah (2020-03-06). "Virginia Clean Economy Act clears General Assembly, aided by beefed-up ratepayer protections". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ↑ Vogelsong, Sarah (2020-02-28). "Senate removes Southwest Va. coal plant from list of Clean Economy Act closures". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Bellemeade Power Station". www.dom.com. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  7. ↑ Leonor, Mel (25 March 2019). "Dominion to retire old, coal-burning power units". Richmond Times-Dispatch .
  8. ↑ "Bremo Power Station". dominionenergy.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Chesapeake Energy Center". Archived from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  10. ↑ Horne, Chris (March 19, 2015). "Dominion sued over Chesapeake power plant". wavy.com . Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Norfolk District Regulatory Public Notices".
  12. ↑ "Chesterfield Power Station | Dominion Energy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  13. ↑ "Dominion shuts down nearly 2,000 MW of coal, oil capacity in Virginia". 2023-05-31.
  14. ↑ "Alexandria | Covanta".
  15. ↑ "Energy Resource Recovery Facility | Public Works and Environmental Services".
  16. ↑ "Covanta Fairfax, Inc. (CFI) - I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery Facility - 2012 SWANA Waste-to-Energy Excellence Award Nomination" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  17. ↑ "Panda Power Funds' 778-MW "Stonewall" Power Plant Enters Commercial Operations | Panda Funds Online Newsroom". newsroom.pandafunds.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  18. ↑ "Spotsylvania Solar Energy Project". www.mortenson.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  19. ↑ "Spruance power station".
  20. ↑ "Projects :: Cogentrix Energy Power Management".
  21. ↑ "PJM - Generator Deactivations" . Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  22. ↑ "Virginia purchases output from Rocky Forge Wind facility". Daily Energy Insider. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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