Montgomery, Virginia · Plant code 56785

Virginia Tech Power Plant

Virginia Tech Power Plant is a natural gas plant in Montgomery, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

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Total capacity 6 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 13,514 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 16%

A simple way to compare utilization.

Operations

Operations details

Sector Commercial CHP

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,976

Useful for technology-vintage context.

Location Blacksburg, Virginia

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 2,963 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 4 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 668 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 13,529 MWh · 100% of generation

Biomass 0 MWh · 0% of generation

Col 0 MWh · 0% of generation

Oil -15 MWh · -0% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Virginia Polytechnic Inst and State Unv

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
WG01	Natural Gas Steam Turbine	Natural Gas	6 MW	Operating	1,976

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

-417 MWh

Jan

372 MWh

Feb

2,581 MWh

Mar

1,706 MWh

Apr

391 MWh

May

489 MWh

Jun

705 MWh

Jul

192 MWh

Aug

708 MWh

Sep

1,291 MWh

Oct

2,278 MWh

Nov

3,218 MWh

Dec

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