193rd largest plant in Virginia · 8274th nationally
Church Street Plant is a oil power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 4.3 MW. It generates roughly 142 MWh per year — enough to power about 13 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 33 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Church Street Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Manassas - (Va) |
| City | Manassas |
| County | Prince William County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 20110 |
| Coordinates | 38.75235, -77.46292 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| C6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Operating | 1987 |
| C3A | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1996 |
| C1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1979 |
| C2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1979 |
| C4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1979 |
| CO₂ | 2 metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 33 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.
| NERC Region | SERC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.