Power Plants Near 23834 — Colonial Heights, VA

80 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23834 (Colonial Heights, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.2700, -77.4038 · County: Colonial Heights (City

Natural Gas 65%Solar 15%Nuclear 15%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.3 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
6.9 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
6.9 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
6.9 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
7.3 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
7.5 mi	Brasfield Petersburg, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Appomattox River Associates Lp
7.6 mi	Chesterfield Landfill Gas Chester, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
7.8 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
8.1 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
8.3 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
8.6 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
12.9 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service
13.2 mi	Hce Reams Solar, Llc Dinwiddie, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
13.7 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
15.0 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
15.7 mi	Bellmeade Power Station Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
15.9 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
16.4 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
17.7 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
17.7 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
17.8 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
19.1 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
19.1 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
22.7 mi	Moseley Hermon Solar Moseley, VA	Solar	—	Moseley Hermon Solar
22.7 mi	Dry Bridge Storage Midlothian, VA	Other Fossil	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
22.8 mi	Sussex Drive, Llc Stoney Creek, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
23.2 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
24.2 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
27.3 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
27.5 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
29.1 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
29.4 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
29.5 mi	North Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
29.6 mi	Henrico Glen Allen, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
30.5 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
30.6 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
30.8 mi	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc Jarratt, VA	Solar	—	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc
32.1 mi	Ponton Diesel Generating Facility Amelia, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
32.9 mi	Hce Amelia Solar I, Llc Amelia Court House, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
33.2 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
33.7 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
33.9 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
34.2 mi	Hce Amelia Solar Ii, Llc Amelia, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
34.6 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.2 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
35.3 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.4 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
35.8 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
36.1 mi	Amelia Jetersville, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
37.7 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
37.8 mi	Bellflower Solar (Va) Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
37.8 mi	Rocky Run Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
38.1 mi	Doswell Energy Center Ashland, VA	Natural Gas	1,313 MW	Doswell Ltd Partnership
38.9 mi	Brunswick County Power Station Freeman, VA	Natural Gas	1,472 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
39.5 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
40.0 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
40.3 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
40.5 mi	Greensville County Power Station Emporia, VA	Natural Gas	1,773 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
40.6 mi	Emporia Emporia, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Emporia Hydro Power Lp
40.7 mi	Alberta Solar Alberta, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
40.7 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
40.7 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
41.2 mi	Sadler Solar Emporia, VA	Solar	100 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
41.6 mi	Brunswick Landfill Gas Lawrenceville, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
42.9 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
44.5 mi	Greensville County Solar Project, Llc Skippers, VA	Solar	80 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
44.9 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
46.1 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.4 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
47.2 mi	Southampton Solar, Llc Newsoms, VA	Solar	100 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
47.5 mi	Nuby Run Solar, Llc Windsor, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
47.8 mi	Hce Moran Solar, Llc Rice, VA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
48.2 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
48.3 mi	Southampton Power Station Franklin, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
48.4 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
48.7 mi	Downtown Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)
48.9 mi	Meherrin Solar Skippers, VA	Solar	60 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
48.9 mi	International Paper Franklin Mill Franklin, VA	Biomass	83 MW	International Paper
49.2 mi	Fountain Creek Solar Skippers, VA	Solar	80 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
49.8 mi	Pretlow Franklin, VA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Franklin - (Va)

Power generation near this area

There are 80 power plants within 50 miles of Colonial Heights, Virginia (ZIP 23834), with a combined 11,287 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 47 of the 80 nearby plants. The closest plant is Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid at 6.3 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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