27th largest plant in Virginia · 1035th nationally
Gordonsville Energy Lp is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 300 MW. It generates roughly 918.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 87,429 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 35% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1002 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (300 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Gordonsville Energy Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| City | Gordonsville |
| County | Louisa County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 22942 |
| Coordinates | 38.12469, -78.20354 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOR1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 97.2 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GOR2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 97.2 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GOR3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 53.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GOR4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 53.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| CO₂ | 460.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 104 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1002 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.