144th largest plant in Virginia · 5319th nationally
Park 500 Philip Morris Usa is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 13.0 MW. It generates roughly 13.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,315 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 12% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 799 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (13.0 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 | Park 500 Philip Morris Usa |
|---|---|
| Operator | Philip Morris Usa - Park 500 |
| City | Chester |
| County | Chesterfield County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 23836 |
| Coordinates | 37.33890, -77.28060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 13.0 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| TG2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 6.1 MW | Retired | 1984 |
| CO₂ | 5.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 799 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.