95th largest plant in Virginia · 4588th nationally
Pleasant Valley (Va) is a oil power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 20.5 MW. It generates roughly 891 MWh per year — enough to power about 84 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2403 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Pleasant Valley (Va) |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Harrisonburg - (Va) |
| City | Harrisonburg |
| County | Rockingham County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 22801 |
| Coordinates | 38.40060, -78.89830 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV-1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 16.5 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| D-4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| D-6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| CO₂ | 1.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 8 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2403 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 |
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.