Power Plants Near 23836 — Chester, VA

76 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 23836 (Chester, Virginia). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.3475, -77.3386 · County: Chesterfield

Natural Gas 63%Nuclear 14%Solar 12%Oil 8%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.9 mi	Philip Morris Chester, VA	Solar	2 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
3.2 mi	Park 500 Philip Morris Usa Chester, VA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Philip Morris Usa - Park 500
3.4 mi	Chesterfield Chester, VA	Natural Gas	1,500 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
4.6 mi	Hopewell Power Station Hopewell, VA	Biomass	71 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
5.0 mi	Hopewell Mill Hopewell, VA	Biomass	48 MW	Rocktenn-Hopewell
5.0 mi	Hopewell Cogeneration Hopewell, VA	Natural Gas	399 MW	Luminant Generation Company Llc
8.3 mi	Sebera Solar Prince George, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
8.6 mi	Bridleton Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
8.7 mi	Chesterfield Landfill Gas Chester, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
9.0 mi	Spruance Operating Services Llc Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	115 MW	Veolia Energy Operating Service
10.5 mi	Darbytown Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	368 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
11.1 mi	Richmond Energy Henrico, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Richmond Energy Llc
11.5 mi	Bellmeade Power Station Richmond, VA	Natural Gas	—	Virginia Electric & Power Co
11.7 mi	Skipjack Solar Center Wayside, VA	Solar	175 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
11.7 mi	Keydet Solar Center Charles City, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
11.7 mi	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Caden Energix Rives Road Llc
12.8 mi	Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant Hybrid Petersburg, VA	Oil	10 MW	Dinwiddie Power Inc
12.8 mi	Briel Solar Farm Standston, VA	Solar	20 MW	Briel Solar Farm, Llc
13.1 mi	Charles City Providence Forge, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
13.5 mi	Brasfield Petersburg, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Appomattox River Associates Lp
15.4 mi	Fort Powhatan Solar Disputanta, VA	Solar	150 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
18.1 mi	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc Providence Forge, VA	Solar	—	Caden Energix New Kent, Llc
19.5 mi	Hce Reams Solar, Llc Dinwiddie, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
19.5 mi	Lily Pond Solar, Llc Petersburg, VA	Solar	—	Lily Pond Solar, Llc
22.5 mi	Dry Bridge Storage Midlothian, VA	Other Fossil	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
23.1 mi	Mechanicsville Solar Mechanicsville, VA	Solar	25 MW	Mechanicsville Solar, Llc
23.2 mi	Moseley Hermon Solar Moseley, VA	Solar	—	Moseley Hermon Solar
24.2 mi	Energix Hollyfield, Llc Manquin, VA	Solar	13 MW	Energix Hollyfield, Llc
24.2 mi	Hollyfield Manquin, VA	Solar	17 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
25.5 mi	Waverly Solar, Llc Waverly, VA	Solar	118 MW	Waverly Solar, Llc
26.0 mi	Spring Grove Solar 2 Spring Grove, VA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
26.0 mi	Spring Grove I Spring Grove, VA	Solar	98 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
26.1 mi	Henrico Glen Allen, VA	Biomass	4 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
28.0 mi	Colonial Trail West Spring Grove, VA	Solar	142 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
28.4 mi	Correctional Solar Llc Barhamsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
28.5 mi	Sussex Drive, Llc Stoney Creek, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
29.6 mi	North Ridge Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
30.4 mi	Rockville 1 & 2 Rockville, VA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
31.0 mi	Norge Solar Farm Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
31.8 mi	Rochambeau Solar Williamsburg, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
32.1 mi	Westrock-West Point Mill West Point, VA	Biomass	101 MW	Westrock-West Point Mill
33.2 mi	Doswell Energy Center Ashland, VA	Natural Gas	1,313 MW	Doswell Ltd Partnership
34.7 mi	Hce Amelia Solar I, Llc Amelia Court House, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
34.8 mi	Scott Solar Farm Powhatan, VA	Solar	57 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
35.5 mi	Scott-Ii Solar Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.7 mi	Quillwort Solar Powhatan, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
35.7 mi	Hce Amelia Solar Ii, Llc Amelia, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
35.8 mi	Ponton Diesel Generating Facility Amelia, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
36.3 mi	Hce Powhatan Solar, Llc Powhatan, VA	Solar	5 MW	Standard Solar
36.9 mi	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc Jarratt, VA	Solar	—	Wyatt Mill Solar Llc
37.4 mi	Surry Surry, VA	Nuclear	1,695 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
38.0 mi	Gravel Neck Surry, VA	Natural Gas	408 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
38.8 mi	King & Queen Little Plymouth, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
39.7 mi	Amelia Jetersville, VA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
39.9 mi	Sycamore Cross Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	—	Aes Clean Energy
40.2 mi	Cavalier Solar Smithfield, VA	Solar	156 MW	Aes Clean Energy
40.2 mi	Cavalier Solar A2 Smithfield, VA	Solar	84 MW	Aes Clean Energy
40.9 mi	Waste Management Middle Peninsula Lfgte Glenns, VA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.9 mi	Carvers Creek Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	55 MW	Carvers Creek, Llc
43.6 mi	Bellflower Solar (Va) Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
43.6 mi	Rocky Run Solar Tbd, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
44.4 mi	Winterberry Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
44.7 mi	Essex Solar Center Dunnsville, VA	Solar	20 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
45.3 mi	Brunswick County Power Station Freeman, VA	Natural Gas	1,472 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.6 mi	Emporia Emporia, VA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Emporia Hydro Power Lp
46.7 mi	Greensville County Power Station Emporia, VA	Natural Gas	1,773 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
46.7 mi	Nottoway Diesel Generating Facility Courtland, VA	Oil	4 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
46.9 mi	Solidago Solar Windsor, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
47.1 mi	Alberta Solar Alberta, VA	Solar	—	Dominion Renewable Energy
47.2 mi	Sadler Solar Emporia, VA	Solar	100 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.
47.9 mi	Nuby Run Solar, Llc Windsor, VA	Solar	2 MW	Dimension Energy Llc
48.0 mi	Brunswick Landfill Gas Lawrenceville, VA	Biomass	11 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
48.8 mi	Apple Grove Solar, Llc Mineral, VA	Solar	19 MW	Apple Grove Solar, Llc
49.1 mi	Yorktown Yorktown, VA	Oil	882 MW	Virginia Electric & Power Co
49.1 mi	Horsepen Branch Solar Buckner, VA	Solar	—	Horsepen Branch Solar
49.3 mi	Gloucester Solar Gloucester, VA	Solar	20 MW	Dominion Energy Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 76 power plants within 50 miles of Chester, Virginia (ZIP 23836), with a combined 11,745 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 46 of the 76 nearby plants. The closest plant is Philip Morris at 2.9 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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