List of power stations in Virginia

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Sources of Virginia utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2019[1]

  Coal (3.5%)
  Natural Gas (59.2%)
  Hydroelectric (1.5%)
  Nuclear (30.1%)
  Biomass (3.8%)
  Solar (1.0%)
  Petroleum (0.3%)
  Non-biogenic Waste (0.6%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Virginia. In 2019, Virginia had a total summer capacity of 28,045 MW (the total capacity of all stations given below is 24,986 MW ) through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 96,828 GWh.[2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 59.2% natural gas, 30.1% nuclear, 3.8% biomass, 3.1% coal, 1.5% hydroelectric, 1.0% solar, 0.6% non-biogenic waste, and 0.3% petroleum.[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[]

Name Location Fuel Capacity (MW) Notes
Altavista Power Station Altavista Biomass 51
Aria Energy Phase I & II Lorton Natural gas 6.4 [1]
Bath County Pumped Storage Station Warm Springs Hydroelectric - Pumped-storage 3030
Bear Garden Natural gas 559
Birchwood Power Partners, L.P. King George Coal 242 Decommissioned
Bellemeade Power Station[5] Richmond Natural Gas, Oil 267 Cold storage
Bremo Power Station Bremo Bluff Natural Gas (converted from coal in 2014)[6] 227 Cold storage
Brunswick County Natural gas 1472
Chesapeake Energy Center Chesapeake Coal 717 Decommissioned [7][8][9]
Chesterfield Power Station Chester Coal, Natural Gas 1415 [10]
Clover Power Station Clover Coal 865
Covanta Alexandria/Arlington Waste To Energy Facility Alexandria Waste Incineration 23 [11]
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 [12][13]
Hopewell Power Station Hopewell Biomass 51
Hopewell Cogeneration Natural gas 399
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 Cold storage
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station Mineral Uranium 1790
Panda Stonewall Energy Center Leesburg Natural Gas (Combined Cycle) 778 [14]
Philpott Dam Bassett Hydroelectric 7
Pittsylvania Power Station Hurt Biomass 83 Cold storage
Possum Point Power Station Dumfries Natural Gas, Oil 1661
Remington Natural gas 706
Smith Mountain Dam Sandy Level Hydroelectric - Pumped-storage 656
Southampton Power Station Franklin Biomass 51
Spruance Genco- Cogentrix Richmond Coal 240 [15]
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
Warren County Natural gas 1472
Planned stations
Name Location Fuel Capacity (MW) Year Notes
Rocky Forger Wind Botetourt County Wind 75 2021 [16]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Virginia, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–19". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ {{cite web |url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/state/virginia/ |title=Virginia Electricity Profile |publisher=U.S. Energy Information Administration |accessdate=July 1, 2021||
  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. ^ "Bellemeade Power Station". www.dom.com. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  6. ^ https://www.dominionenergy.com/about-us/making-energy/natural-gas/bremo-power-station
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ http://wavy.com/2015/03/19/dominion-sued-over-chesapeake-power-plant/
  9. ^ "Norfolk District Regulatory Public Notices".
  10. ^ https://www.dominionenergy.com/company/making-energy/coal-and-oil/chesterfield-power-station
  11. ^ "Alexandria | Covanta".
  12. ^ "Energy Resource Recovery Facility | Public Works and Environmental Services".
  13. ^ https://swana.org/Portals/0/Awards/2012Noms/Waste_To_Energy_Silver.pdf
  14. ^ "Panda Power Funds' 778-MW "Stonewall" Power Plant Enters Commercial Operations | Panda Funds Online Newsroom". newsroom.pandafunds.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  15. ^ "Projects :: Cogentrix Energy Power Management".
  16. ^ "Virginia purchases output from Rocky Forge Wind facility". Daily Energy Insider. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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