Pittsylvania, Virginia · Plant code 3780

Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain is a hydro plant in Pittsylvania, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Hydro

Route-friendly label and badge.

Total capacity 547 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation -100,855 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 4%

A simple way to compare utilization.

Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,965

Useful for technology-vintage context.

Location Penhook, Virginia

County and state routing anchor.

Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 0 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 0 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 0 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Hydro -100,855 MWh · 0% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Appalachian Power Co

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Hydro	66 MW	Operating	1,965
2	Conventional Hydroelectric	Hydro	150 MW	Operating	1,965
3	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Hydro	115 MW	Operating	1,980
4	Conventional Hydroelectric	Hydro	150 MW	Operating	1,966
5	Hydroelectric Pumped Storage	Hydro	66 MW	Operating	1,966

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

6,275 MWh

Jan

-3,170 MWh

Feb

-11,493 MWh

Mar

-89 MWh

Apr

-6,032 MWh

May

-7,181 MWh

Jun

-20,946 MWh

Jul

-19,531 MWh

Aug

-8,506 MWh

Sep

-12,918 MWh

Oct

-7,872 MWh

Nov

-9,392 MWh

Dec

Nearby plants

Closest comparison sites

Pittsylvania, Virginia

Leesville

Hydro

Leesville is a hydro plant in Pittsylvania, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

40 MW 48,365 MWh 0 tons CO2

Appalachian Power Co 8.2 mi away

Pittsylvania, Virginia

Whitehorn Solar

Solar

Whitehorn Solar is a solar plant in Pittsylvania, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

50 MW 77,611 MWh 0 tons CO2

Whitehorn Solar, LLC 12.4 mi away

Campbell, Virginia

Altavista Solar

Solar

Altavista Solar is a solar plant in Campbell, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

80 MW 162,296 MWh 0 tons CO2

Altavista Solar, LLC 12.7 mi away

Pittsylvania, Virginia

HCE Roark Mill Solar, LLC

Solar

HCE Roark Mill Solar, LLC is a solar plant in Pittsylvania, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

3 MW 2,776 MWh 0 tons CO2

Standard Solar 12.8 mi away

Related routes

Context around this plant

County page

Pittsylvania overview

See the local plant cluster around this site.

13 plants

State page

Virginia

Back out to the wider state fuel mix.

241 plants

Fuel page

Hydro plants

Compare this site to plants using the same primary fuel.

1,426 plants