Power Plants Near 23831 — Chester, VA

75 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23831 (Chester, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3429, -77.4156 · County: Chesterfield

Natural Gas 67%Nuclear 16%Solar 14%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.2 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
4.5 mi	Chesterfield Landfill Gas Chester, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
7.1 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
7.4 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
7.8 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service
7.9 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
8.2 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
8.2 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
10.3 mi	Brasfield Petersburg, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Appomattox River Associates Lp
10.6 mi	Bellmeade Power Station Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
10.7 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
11.0 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
11.1 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
11.4 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
11.5 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
12.2 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
15.0 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
15.5 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
15.5 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
17.1 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
17.8 mi	Hce Reams Solar, Llc Dinwiddie, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
18.7 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
19.0 mi	Dry Bridge Storage Midlothian, VA	Other Fossil	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
19.3 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
19.5 mi	Moseley Hermon Solar Moseley, VA	Solar	—	Moseley Hermon Solar
21.9 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
24.7 mi	Henrico Glen Allen, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
25.1 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
26.0 mi	North Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
26.4 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
26.4 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
27.5 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
27.8 mi	Sussex Drive, Llc Stoney Creek, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
28.4 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
29.6 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
29.7 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
30.7 mi	Hce Amelia Solar I, Llc Amelia Court House, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
31.0 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
31.5 mi	Ponton Diesel Generating Facility Amelia, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
31.6 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
31.7 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
31.8 mi	Hce Amelia Solar Ii, Llc Amelia, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
32.0 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
32.5 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
32.6 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
33.1 mi	Doswell Energy Center Ashland, VA	Natural Gas	1,313 MW	Doswell Ltd Partnership
35.2 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
35.4 mi	Amelia Jetersville, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
35.6 mi	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc Jarratt, VA	Solar	—	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc
36.0 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
36.1 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
40.0 mi	Bellflower Solar (Va) Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
40.0 mi	Rocky Run Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
41.3 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
41.9 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
42.5 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
43.2 mi	Brunswick County Power Station Freeman, VA	Natural Gas	1,472 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
43.3 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
43.6 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
43.6 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
44.1 mi	Alberta Solar Alberta, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
45.0 mi	Greensville County Power Station Emporia, VA	Natural Gas	1,773 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
45.1 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
45.4 mi	Emporia Emporia, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Emporia Hydro Power Lp
45.6 mi	Brunswick Landfill Gas Lawrenceville, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
46.0 mi	Sadler Solar Emporia, VA	Solar	100 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
46.7 mi	Apple Grove Solar, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	19 MW	Apple Grove Solar, Llc
46.9 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
47.4 mi	Horsepen Branch Solar Buckner, VA	Solar	—	Horsepen Branch Solar
47.7 mi	Hce Moran Solar, Llc Rice, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
47.8 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
47.8 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
48.7 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
49.3 mi	Greensville County Solar Project, Llc Skippers, VA	Solar	80 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
49.9 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 75 power plants within 50 miles of Chester, Virginia (ZIP 23831), with a combined 10,924 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 46 of the 75 nearby plants. The closest plant is Chesterfield at 3.2 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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