29th largest plant in Virginia · 1118th nationally
Wolf Hills Energy is a natural gas power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 285 MW. It generates roughly 77.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,344 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1306 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Wolf Hills Energy |
|---|---|
| Operator | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| City | Bristol |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Virginia |
| ZIP | 24202 |
| Coordinates | 36.66440, -82.10440 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| WHG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| WHG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| WHG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| WHG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 57.0 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 50.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 53 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1306 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 |
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.