🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Virginia
Virginia operates 35 natural gas power plants totaling 16,329 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 51.3M MWh.
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.
Plants35operating
Capacity16,328 MWnameplate
Generation51.3M MWhannual
All Virginia natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensville County Power Station | Emporia | Greensville County | 1,773 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Chesterfield | Chester | Chesterfield County | 1,500 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Warren County | Front Royal | Warren County | 1,472 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Brunswick County Power Station | Freeman | Brunswick County | 1,472 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Doswell Energy Center | Ashland | Hanover County | 1,313 MW | Doswell Ltd Partnership |
| Tenaska Virginia Generating Station | Scottsville | Fluvanna County | 1,011 MW | Tenaska Virginia Partners Lp |
| Ladysmith | Woodford | Caroline County | 893 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Potomac Energy Center, Llc | Leesburg | Loudoun County | 812 MW | Potomac Energy Center Llc |
| Possum Point | Dumfries | Prince William County | 709 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Remington | Remington | Fauquier County | 706 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Bear Garden | New Canton | Buckingham County | 559 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Marsh Run Generation Facility | Remington | Fauquier County | 513 MW | Old Dominion Electric Coop |
| Louisa Generation Facility | Gordonsville | Louisa County | 509 MW | Old Dominion Electric Coop |
| Clinch River | Cleveland | Russell County | 475 MW | Appalachian Power Co |
| Gravel Neck | Surry | Surry County | 408 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Hopewell Cogeneration | Hopewell | Prince George County | 399 MW | Luminant Generation Company Llc |
| Elizabeth River Power Station | Chesapeake | Chesapeake City County | 389 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Darbytown | Richmond | Henrico County | 368 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Gordonsville Energy Lp | Gordonsville | Louisa County | 300 MW | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Wolf Hills Energy | Bristol | Washington County | 285 MW | Middle River Power Ii, Llc |
| Covington Facility | Covington | Alleghany County | 161 MW | Westrock Corp |
| Spruance Operating Services Llc | Richmond | Richmond City County | 115 MW | Veolia Energy Operating Service |
| Buchanan Generation Llc | Keen Mountain | Buchanan County | 88 MW | Buchanan Generation, Llc |
| Celanese Acetate Llc | Narrows | Giles County | 27 MW | Celanese Acetate Llc |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | Radford | Montgomery County | 18 MW | U.s. Army - Radford |
| Hp Hood Ct | Winchester | Frederick County | 15 MW | Hp Hood Llc |
| Park 500 Philip Morris Usa | Chester | Chesterfield County | 13 MW | Philip Morris Usa - Park 500 |
| Elkton | Elkton | Rockingham County | 10 MW | Merck & Co Inc |
| Georgia-Pacific Big Island | Big Island | Bedford County | 8 MW | Gp Big Island Llc |
| Virginia Tech Power Plant | Blacksburg | Montgomery County | 6 MW | Virginia Polytechnic Inst And State Unv |
| Martinsville Lfg Generator | Martinsville | Henry County | 1 MW | City Of Martinsville - (Va) |
| Bremo Bluff | Bremo Bluff | Fluvanna County | — | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| Bellmeade Power Station | Richmond | Richmond City County | — | Virginia Electric & Power Co |
| I 95 Municipal Landfill Phase I | Lorton | Fairfax County | — | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Harrisonburg Power Plant | Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg City County | — | City Of Harrisonburg - (Va) |