248th largest plant in Virginia · 12583rd nationally
Martinsville Lfg Generator is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 1.1 MW. It generates roughly 92 MWh per year — enough to power about 8 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1357 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Martinsville Lfg Generator |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Martinsville - (Va) |
| City | Martinsville |
| County | Henry County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 24112 |
| Coordinates | 36.71722, -79.84528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 62 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1357 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.