Chesterfield Landfill Gas

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP14 MW capacity

135th largest plant in Virginia · 5201st nationally

Chesterfield Landfill Gas is a biomass power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 14.4 MW. It generates roughly 24.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,312 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 104 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

Peaking — intermittent or backup

Capacity14 MWnameplate

Annual Generation24.3k MWhEPA eGRID

Capacity Factor19%of theoretical max

Annual CO₂1.3kmetric tons

Location

Plant Name	Chesterfield Landfill Gas
Operator	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
City	Chester
County	Chesterfield County
State	Virginia
ZIP	23831
Coordinates	37.35170, -77.49690

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

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Generators (48)

ID	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
10	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
11	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
12	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
13	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
14	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
15	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
16	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
17	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
18	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
19	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
2	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
20	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
21	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
22	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
23	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
24	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
25	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
26	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
27	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
28	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
29	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
3	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
30	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
31	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
32	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
33	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
34	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
35	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
36	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
37	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
38	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
39	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
4	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
40	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
41	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
42	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
43	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
44	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
45	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
46	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
47	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
48	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
5	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
6	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
7	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
8	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004
9	Petroleum Liquids	Distillate Oil	0.3 MW	Operating	2004

Emissions (annual)

CO₂	1.3k metric tons
SO₂	5 metric tons
CO₂ Rate	104 lb/MWh

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC Region	SERC
Balancing Authority	Pjm Interconnection, Llc

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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