Largest Power Plants in Virginia

Virginia has 317 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 32,763 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the Virginia state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1Bath CountyVirginiaHydroelectric2,862 MW
2North AnnaVirginiaNuclear1,960 MW
3Greensville County Power StationVirginiaNatural Gas1,773 MW
4SurryVirginiaNuclear1,695 MW
5ChesterfieldVirginiaNatural Gas1,500 MW
6Warren CountyVirginiaNatural Gas1,472 MW
7Brunswick County Power StationVirginiaNatural Gas1,472 MW
8Doswell Energy CenterVirginiaNatural Gas1,313 MW
9Tenaska Virginia Generating StationVirginiaNatural Gas1,011 MW
10LadysmithVirginiaNatural Gas893 MW
11YorktownVirginiaOil882 MW
12CloverVirginiaCoal848 MW
13Potomac Energy Center, LlcVirginiaNatural Gas812 MW
14Possum PointVirginiaNatural Gas709 MW
15RemingtonVirginiaNatural Gas706 MW
16Virginia City Hybrid Energy CenterVirginiaCoal668 MW
17Bear GardenVirginiaNatural Gas559 MW
18Smith MountainVirginiaHydroelectric548 MW
19Marsh Run Generation FacilityVirginiaNatural Gas513 MW
20Louisa Generation FacilityVirginiaNatural Gas509 MW
21Clinch RiverVirginiaNatural Gas475 MW
22Gravel NeckVirginiaNatural Gas408 MW
23Commonwealth ChesapeakeVirginiaOil403 MW
24Hopewell CogenerationVirginiaNatural Gas399 MW
25Elizabeth River Power StationVirginiaNatural Gas389 MW
26DarbytownVirginiaNatural Gas368 MW
27Gordonsville Energy LpVirginiaNatural Gas300 MW
28John H KerrVirginiaHydroelectric297 MW
29Wolf Hills EnergyVirginiaNatural Gas285 MW
30Pleinmont Solar 2VirginiaSolar240 MW
31Skipjack Solar CenterVirginiaSolar175 MW
32Highlander Solar Energy Station 1VirginiaSolar165 MW
33Covington FacilityVirginiaNatural Gas161 MW
34Cavalier SolarVirginiaSolar156 MW
35Fort Powhatan SolarVirginiaSolar150 MW
36Colonial Trail WestVirginiaSolar142 MW
37Chesapeake Solar ProjectVirginiaSolar132 MW
38Bartonsville Energy Facility, LlcVirginiaSolar130 MW
39Bookers Mill SolarVirginiaSolar127 MW
40Covanta Fairfax EnergyVirginiaBiomass124 MW
41Maplewood SolarVirginiaSolar120 MW
42Waverly Solar, LlcVirginiaSolar118 MW
43Spruance Operating Services LlcVirginiaNatural Gas115 MW
44Westrock-West Point MillVirginiaBiomass101 MW
45Southampton Solar, LlcVirginiaSolar100 MW
46Sadler SolarVirginiaSolar100 MW
47Spring Grove IVirginiaSolar98 MW
48Desper SolarVirginiaSolar88 MW
49Buchanan Generation LlcVirginiaNatural Gas88 MW
50Cavalier Solar A2VirginiaSolar84 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in Virginia. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/virginia

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