Power Plants in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County, Virginia has 3 power plants totaling 127 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity127 MWnameplate
Generation708.6k MWhannual
CO₂653.3kmetric tons/year
Biomass 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Covanta Fairfax EnergyLortonBiomass124 MWCovanta Fairfax Inc
I 95 Landfill Phase IiLortonBiomass3.2 MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
I 95 Municipal Landfill Phase ILortonNatural Gas— MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc

About power generation in Fairfax County

Fairfax County, Virginia has 3 power plants totaling 127 MW of nameplate capacity. Biomass is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (0%). The largest facility is Covanta Fairfax Energy at 124 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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