16th largest plant in Virginia · 541st nationally
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center is a coal power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 668 MW. It generates roughly 753.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 71,747 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2131 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (668 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 | Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| City | St. Paul |
| County | Wise County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 24283 |
| Coordinates | 36.91639, -82.33805 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 668 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| CO₂ | 802.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 73 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 326 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2131 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 |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.