26th largest plant in Virginia · 888th nationally
Darbytown is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 368 MW. It generates roughly 118.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,245 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1591 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Darbytown |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| City | Richmond |
| County | Henrico County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 23883 |
| Coordinates | 37.49822, -77.36854 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 92.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 92.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 92.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 92.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 93.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 164 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1591 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 |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.