Power Plants Near 23173 — Richmond, VA

72 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23173 (Richmond, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.5538, -77.4603 · County: City Of Richmond

Natural Gas 50%Nuclear 35%Solar 11%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.3 mi	Bellmeade Power Station Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
5.8 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
6.3 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
7.0 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service
10.5 mi	Henrico Glen Allen, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
11.0 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
12.3 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
12.6 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
13.7 mi	Dry Bridge Storage Midlothian, VA	Other Fossil	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
14.1 mi	Chesterfield Landfill Gas Chester, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
15.2 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
15.8 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
16.1 mi	Moseley Hermon Solar Moseley, VA	Solar	—	Moseley Hermon Solar
17.5 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
17.8 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
17.8 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
17.8 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
18.4 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
18.4 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
18.5 mi	Doswell Energy Center Ashland, VA	Natural Gas	1,313 MW	Doswell Ltd Partnership
19.8 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
20.0 mi	North Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
20.2 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
20.6 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
20.6 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
22.3 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
23.3 mi	Brasfield Petersburg, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Appomattox River Associates Lp
24.0 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
24.9 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
25.6 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
26.0 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
26.6 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
26.8 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
27.4 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
28.1 mi	Hce Amelia Solar I, Llc Amelia Court House, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
28.3 mi	Hce Amelia Solar Ii, Llc Amelia, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
29.1 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
32.1 mi	Hce Reams Solar, Llc Dinwiddie, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
33.3 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
33.5 mi	Horsepen Branch Solar Buckner, VA	Solar	—	Horsepen Branch Solar
33.5 mi	Apple Grove Solar, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	19 MW	Apple Grove Solar, Llc
33.9 mi	Ponton Diesel Generating Facility Amelia, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
34.2 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.9 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
35.9 mi	Ladysmith Woodford, VA	Natural Gas	893 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
36.9 mi	Amelia Jetersville, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
39.2 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
39.3 mi	Martin Solar Center Kents Store, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
39.3 mi	North Anna Mineral, VA	Nuclear	1,960 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.6 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
39.7 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
39.8 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
40.8 mi	Two Oaks Solar And Storage Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	—	Two Oaks Solar And Storage
40.9 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
41.0 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
41.2 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
41.8 mi	Energix Aditya, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	12 MW	Energix Aditya, Llc
42.0 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
42.4 mi	Sussex Drive, Llc Stoney Creek, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
42.8 mi	Whitehouse Solar Farm Louisa, VA	Solar	20 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
44.8 mi	Hemings Solar Warsaw, VA	Solar	5 MW	Hemings Solar Partners Llc
45.1 mi	Desper Solar Louisa, VA	Solar	88 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
45.9 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.2 mi	Bear Garden New Canton, VA	Natural Gas	559 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.5 mi	Bremo Bluff Bremo Bluff, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.8 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
48.4 mi	Bellflower Solar (Va) Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
48.4 mi	Rocky Run Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
49.2 mi	Northern Neck Warsaw, VA	Oil	83 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.7 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.8 mi	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc Jarratt, VA	Solar	—	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc
49.8 mi	Hce Moran Solar, Llc Rice, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar

Power generation near this area

There are 72 power plants within 50 miles of Richmond, Virginia (ZIP 23173), with a combined 10,418 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 44 of the 72 nearby plants. The closest plant is Bellmeade Power Station at 4.3 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Virginia, visit the Virginia state page.

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