Power Plants in Southampton County, Virginia

Southampton County, Virginia has 5 power plants totaling 181 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants5operating sites
Capacity181 MWnameplate
Generation460.7k MWhannual
CO₂3.7kmetric tons/year
Solar 55%Biomass 39%Oil 6%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Southampton Solar, LlcNewsomsSolar100 MWDominion Renewable Energy
Southampton Power StationFranklinBiomass71.1 MWVirginia Electric & Power Co
Nottoway Diesel Generating FacilityCourtlandOil4.0 MWOld Dominion Electric Coop
PretlowFranklinOil3.2 MWCity Of Franklin - (Va)
DowntownFranklinOil3.2 MWCity Of Franklin - (Va)

About power generation in Southampton County

Southampton County, Virginia has 5 power plants totaling 181 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the dominant fuel source at 55% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (39%) and Oil (6%). The largest facility is Southampton Solar, Llc at 100 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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