130th largest plant in Virginia · 5128th nationally
Hp Hood Ct is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 15.0 MW. It generates roughly 92.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 8,806 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 70% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 584 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hp Hood Ct |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hp Hood Llc |
| City | Winchester |
| County | Frederick County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 22602 |
| Coordinates | 39.13252, -78.18747 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HHOOD | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| CO₂ | 27.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 74 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 584 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 | RFC |
|---|---|
| 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.