Power Plants in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Pittsylvania County, Virginia has 16 power plants totaling 839 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants16operating sites
Capacity839 MWnameplate
Generation653.5k MWhannual
CO₂13metric tons/year
Hydroelectric 71%Solar 29%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Smith MountainPenhookHydroelectric548 MWAppalachian Power Co
Maplewood SolarClimaxSolar120 MWDominion Renewable Energy
Whitehorn SolarGretnaSolar50.0 MWWhitehorn Solar, Llc
Sycamore SolarGretnaSolar42.0 MWDominion Energy Inc.
LeesvilleHurtHydroelectric40.0 MWAppalachian Power Co
Danville Farm, LlcRinggoldSolar12.0 MWThor Solar 1 Cei, Llc
DanvilleDanvilleSolar6.0 MWTerraform Arcadia
Tpe Irish Road Solar, LlcChathamSolar5.0 MWNavisun Llc
Tpe Whitmell Solar, LlcChathamSolar5.0 MWNavisun Llc
Schoolfield DamDanvilleHydroelectric4.5 MWEagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
Hce Roark Mill Solar, LlcHurtSolar3.2 MWStandard Solar
Monroe SolarChathamSolar2.2 MWMonroe Solar Llc
Danville Kentuck Road PlantRinggoldOil1.8 MWCity Of Danville - (Va)
Multitrade Of Pittsylvania LpHurtBiomass— MWVirginia Electric & Power Co
Zenith SolarChathamSolar— MWZenith Solar, Llc
Blue Ridge SolarTbdSolar— MWDominion Renewable Energy

About power generation in Pittsylvania County

Pittsylvania County, Virginia has 16 power plants totaling 839 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 71% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (29%) and Oil (0%). The largest facility is Smith Mountain at 547 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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