Power Plants Near 23603 — Newport News, VA

81 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23603 (Newport News, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.1989, -76.5821 · County: Newport News (City)

Natural Gas 39%Solar 22%Nuclear 21%Oil 13%Biomass 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.6 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
6.7 mi	Yorktown Yorktown, VA	Oil	882 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
6.8 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
11.4 mi	Waste Management Bethel Lfgte Hampton, VA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
11.5 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
14.3 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
15.1 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
15.1 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
15.4 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
15.7 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
18.1 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
18.6 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
18.8 mi	Gloucester Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
19.0 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
21.4 mi	Woodland Solar Farm Smithfield, VA	Solar	19 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
22.1 mi	Prairie Solar (Va) Windsor, VA	Solar	—	Prairie Solar, Llc (Va)
22.3 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
22.5 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
22.5 mi	Nuby Run Solar, Llc Windsor, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
23.7 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
25.1 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
26.1 mi	Western Branch High School Chesapeake, VA	Solar	1 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
26.5 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
26.6 mi	Puller Solar Topping, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
27.7 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
28.7 mi	Twe Myrtle Solar Farm, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
30.7 mi	Ikea Norfolk Rooftop Pv System Norfolk, VA	Solar	1 MW	Ikea Property Inc
31.1 mi	Wheelabrator Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA	Oil	60 MW	Wheelabrator Environmental Systems
32.2 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
33.0 mi	Elizabeth River Power Station Chesapeake, VA	Natural Gas	389 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
33.1 mi	White Stone Ocran Solar Llc Community So White Stone, VA	Solar	5 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
33.1 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
33.4 mi	Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA	Oil	51 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
33.5 mi	Rappahannock Solar, Llc White Stone, VA	Solar	2 MW	Rappahannock Solar, Llc
34.1 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
34.1 mi	Bayview Bayview, VA	Oil	12 MW	Calpine Mid-Atlantic Generation Llc
34.2 mi	Sandale Solar, Llc Irvington, VA	Solar	3 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
34.3 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
35.0 mi	Pleasant Hill Solar Suffolk, VA	Solar	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.4 mi	Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
35.7 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
35.7 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
36.1 mi	Switchgrass Solar, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	—	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.8 mi	Suffolk Csg, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	4 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
36.9 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
37.2 mi	Stratford Solar Center, Llc Suffolk, VA	Solar	15 MW	Stratford Solar Center, Llc
38.4 mi	Hecate Energy Cherrydale Llc Cape Charles, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
38.8 mi	Chesapeake Solar Project Chesapeake, VA	Solar	132 MW	Chesapeake Solar Project, Llc
39.0 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
39.0 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
39.1 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.6 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
39.9 mi	Ho-Fel Solar Franklin, VA	Solar	—	Ho-Fel Solar Llc
40.0 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
40.0 mi	Grassfield Solar Chesapeake, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
40.2 mi	International Paper Franklin Mill Franklin, VA	Biomass	83 MW	International Paper
40.5 mi	Downtown Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
40.7 mi	Oceana Solar Virginia Beach, VA	Solar	18 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
41.5 mi	Bedford Solar (Dominion) Chesapeake, VA	Solar	70 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
41.6 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
41.9 mi	Pretlow Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
41.9 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
43.6 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
44.1 mi	Southampton Power Station Franklin, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.1 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
45.1 mi	Caden Energix Hickory Llc Chesapeake, VA	Solar	32 MW	Caden Energix Hickory Llc
45.5 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
45.7 mi	Bookers Mill Solar Farnham, VA	Solar	127 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
45.8 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.9 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
45.9 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.2 mi	Cerulean Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
47.0 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
47.1 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
47.8 mi	Moon Corner Solar Farnham, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Energy Inc.
47.9 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
48.4 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
48.7 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
49.4 mi	Sussex Drive, Llc Stoney Creek, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
49.7 mi	Belle Haven Diesel Generation Facility Belle Haven, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
49.9 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service

Power generation near this area

There are 81 power plants within 50 miles of Newport News, Virginia (ZIP 23603), with a combined 8,098 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 53 of the 81 nearby plants. The closest plant is Gravel Neck at 6.6 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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