Power Plants in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Chesterfield County, Virginia has 7 power plants totaling 1,552 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants7operating sites
Capacity1,551 MWnameplate
Generation2.5M MWhannual
CO₂1.4Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 97%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
ChesterfieldChesterNatural Gas1,500 MWVirginia Electric & Power Co
Dry Bridge StorageMidlothianOther Fossil20.0 MWDominion Energy Inc.
Chesterfield Landfill GasChesterBiomass14.4 MWIndustrial Power Generating Company Llc
Park 500 Philip Morris UsaChesterNatural Gas13.0 MWPhilip Morris Usa - Park 500
BrasfieldPetersburgHydroelectric2.9 MWAppomattox River Associates Lp
Philip MorrisChesterSolar2.0 MWVirginia Electric & Power Co
Moseley Hermon SolarMoseleySolar— MWMoseley Hermon Solar

About power generation in Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County, Virginia has 7 power plants totaling 1,552 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 97% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (1%) and Biomass (1%). The largest facility is Chesterfield at 1,499 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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