🔥 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
Where natural gas plants sit in Virginia
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) |