43rd largest plant in Virginia · 2269th nationally
Spruance Operating Services Llc is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 115 MW. It generates roughly 56.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,422 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 715 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 (115 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 | Spruance Operating Services Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Veolia Energy Operating Service |
| City | Richmond |
| County | Richmond City County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 23234 |
| Coordinates | 37.45560, -77.43080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 57.4 MW | Retired | 1992 |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 57.4 MW | Retired | 1992 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.4 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.4 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spruance Genco Llc | Wilmington, DE | 10000.0% |
| Spruance Operating Services Llc | Boston, MA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 20.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 5 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 715 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.