6th largest plant in Virginia · 158th nationally
Warren County is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 1,472 MW. It generates roughly 8.5M MWh per year — enough to power about 806,545 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 66% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 815 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 (1,472 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 | Warren County |
|---|---|
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| City | Front Royal |
| County | Warren County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 22630 |
| Coordinates | 38.97167, -78.17722 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 580 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 298 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 298 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 298 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| CO₂ | 3.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 17 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 167 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 815 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.