Power Plants Near 23237 — Richmond, VA

76 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23237 (Richmond, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.4011, -77.4615 · County: Chesterfield

Natural Gas 62%Nuclear 26%Solar 10%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.9 mi	Chesterfield Landfill Gas Chester, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
4.1 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service
4.5 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
6.8 mi	Bellmeade Power Station Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
8.4 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
8.7 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
10.4 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
10.8 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
11.3 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
12.1 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
12.5 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
12.5 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
12.9 mi	Brasfield Petersburg, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Appomattox River Associates Lp
13.8 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
14.3 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
14.8 mi	Dry Bridge Storage Midlothian, VA	Other Fossil	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
15.6 mi	Moseley Hermon Solar Moseley, VA	Solar	—	Moseley Hermon Solar
15.6 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
16.8 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
16.8 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
16.9 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
18.5 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
20.1 mi	Henrico Glen Allen, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
21.5 mi	Hce Reams Solar, Llc Dinwiddie, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
21.9 mi	North Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
22.8 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
22.8 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
23.0 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
23.1 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
23.7 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
24.6 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
24.6 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
27.2 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
27.4 mi	Hce Amelia Solar I, Llc Amelia Court House, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
27.9 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
28.0 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
28.3 mi	Hce Amelia Solar Ii, Llc Amelia, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
28.7 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
29.0 mi	Doswell Energy Center Ashland, VA	Natural Gas	1,313 MW	Doswell Ltd Partnership
29.7 mi	Ponton Diesel Generating Facility Amelia, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
31.9 mi	Sussex Drive, Llc Stoney Creek, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
32.2 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
33.4 mi	Amelia Jetersville, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
33.7 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
33.7 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
34.2 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.7 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
37.2 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
37.8 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
38.7 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
39.3 mi	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc Jarratt, VA	Solar	—	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc
40.6 mi	Bellflower Solar (Va) Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
40.6 mi	Rocky Run Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
42.0 mi	Apple Grove Solar, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	19 MW	Apple Grove Solar, Llc
42.7 mi	Horsepen Branch Solar Buckner, VA	Solar	—	Horsepen Branch Solar
42.7 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
45.0 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.6 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.9 mi	Alberta Solar Alberta, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
46.0 mi	Hce Moran Solar, Llc Rice, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
46.1 mi	Brunswick County Power Station Freeman, VA	Natural Gas	1,472 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.2 mi	Martin Solar Center Kents Store, VA	Solar	5 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
46.5 mi	Ladysmith Woodford, VA	Natural Gas	893 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.6 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
47.0 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
47.6 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
47.9 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
47.9 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
48.1 mi	Brunswick Landfill Gas Lawrenceville, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
48.2 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
48.3 mi	Greensville County Power Station Emporia, VA	Natural Gas	1,773 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
48.9 mi	North Anna Mineral, VA	Nuclear	1,960 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.0 mi	Emporia Emporia, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Emporia Hydro Power Lp
49.5 mi	Two Oaks Solar And Storage Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	—	Two Oaks Solar And Storage
49.5 mi	Bear Garden New Canton, VA	Natural Gas	559 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.6 mi	Sadler Solar Emporia, VA	Solar	100 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 76 power plants within 50 miles of Richmond, Virginia (ZIP 23237), with a combined 14,217 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 45 of the 76 nearby plants. The closest plant is Chesterfield Landfill Gas at 3.9 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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