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Sources of Virginia utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Natural Gas (56%)
  Nuclear (32.3%)
  Solar (5.8%)
  Biomass (3.5%)
  Coal (1.5%)
  Petroleum (0.2%)
  Hydroelectric[a] (0.1%)
  Wind (0.1%)
  Other (0.5%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Virginia. In 2022, Virginia had a total summer capacity of 29,169 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 89,477 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 56% natural gas, 32.3% nuclear, 5.8% solar, 3.5% biomass, 1.5% coal, 0.2% petroleum, 0.1% hydroelectric, 0.1% wind, and 0.5% other.[1]

The Virginia Clean Economy Act of 2020 directs the construction of 16,100 MW of solar power and onshore wind and up to 5,200 MW of offshore wind by 2035, bringing the state's utility-delivered power to 100% renewable energy by 2045.[3] It will close all but two coal-fired plants by 2024, with the Virginia City and Clover plants allowed to operate until 2045, though economic conditions may close them earlier.[4]

Power stations

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Name Location Fuel Capacity (MW) Notes
Altavista Power Station Altavista Biomass 51
Aria Energy Phase I & II Lorton Natural gas 6.4 [5]
Bath County Pumped Storage Station Warm Springs Hydroelectric - Pumped-storage 3030
Bear Garden Natural gas 559
Birchwood Power Partners, L.P. King George Coal 242 Decommissioned
Bellemeade Power Station[6] Richmond Natural Gas, Oil 267 Decommissioned [7]
Bremo Power Station Bremo Bluff Natural Gas (converted from coal in 2014)[8] 227 Decommissioned
Brunswick County Natural gas 1472
Chesapeake Energy Center Chesapeake Coal 717 Decommissioned [9][10][11]
Chesterfield Power Station Chester Coal, Natural Gas 1415 [12] Coal Decommissioned [13]
Clover Power Station Clover Coal 865
Reworld Alexandria/Arlington Waste To Energy Facility Alexandria Waste Incineration 23 [14]
Darbytown Natural gas 368
Doswell Natural gas 939
Elizabeth River Natural gas 389
Gordonsville Natural gas 300
I-95 Energy Resource Recovery Facility Lorton Waste Incineration 95 [15][16]
Hopewell Power Station Hopewell Biomass 51
Hopewell Cogeneration Natural gas 399
John H. Kerr Dam Boydton Hydroelectric 297
Ladysmith Natural gas 893
Louisa Natural gas 509
Low Moor Power Station Low Moor Oil 48
Martinsville Dam Martinsville Hydroelectric 1.3
Mecklenburg Power Station Clarksville Coal 138 Decommissioned
North Anna Nuclear Generating Station Mineral Uranium 1790
Panda Stonewall Energy Center Leesburg Natural Gas (Combined Cycle) 778 [17]
Philpott Dam Bassett Hydroelectric 7
Pittsylvania Power Station Hurt Biomass 83 Decommissioned
Possum Point Power Station Dumfries Natural Gas, Oil 1661 Decommissioned
Remington Natural gas 706
Smith Mountain Dam Sandy Level Hydroelectric - Pumped-storage 656
Southampton Power Station Franklin Biomass 51
Spotsylvania Solar Spotsylvania Solar 617 [18]
Spruance Genco- Cogentrix Richmond Natural Gas [19] 240 [20]
Stonewall Natural gas 812
Surry Nuclear Power Plant Surry Uranium 1678
Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center Wise County Coal 610
Yorktown Power Station Yorktown Coal, Oil 1141 Decommissioned [21]
Warren County Natural gas 1472
Planned stations
Name Location Fuel Capacity (MW) Year Notes
Rocky Forge Wind Botetourt County Wind 75 2021 [22]
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Offshore Wind 2,640

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Virginia, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Virginia Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ Vogelsong, Sarah (2020-03-06). "Virginia Clean Economy Act clears General Assembly, aided by beefed-up ratepayer protections". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ^ Vogelsong, Sarah (2020-02-28). "Senate removes Southwest Va. coal plant from list of Clean Economy Act closures". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ^ Unknown[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Bellemeade Power Station". www.dom.com. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  7. ^ Leonor, Mel (25 March 2019). "Dominion to retire old, coal-burning power units". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  8. ^ "Bremo Power Station". dominionenergy.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  9. ^ "Chesapeake Energy Center". Archived from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  10. ^ Horne, Chris (March 19, 2015). "Dominion sued over Chesapeake power plant". wavy.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Norfolk District Regulatory Public Notices".
  12. ^ "Chesterfield Power Station | Dominion Energy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  13. ^ "Dominion shuts down nearly 2,000 MW of coal, oil capacity in Virginia". 2023-05-31.
  14. ^ "Reworld". 2024-10-21.
  15. ^ "Energy Resource Recovery Facility | Public Works and Environmental Services".
  16. ^ "Covanta Fairfax, Inc. (CFI) - I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery Facility - 2012 SWANA Waste-to-Energy Excellence Award Nomination" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  17. ^ "Panda Power Funds' 778-MW "Stonewall" Power Plant Enters Commercial Operations | Panda Funds Online Newsroom". newsroom.pandafunds.com. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  18. ^ "Spotsylvania Solar Energy Project". www.mortenson.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  19. ^ "Spruance power station".
  20. ^ "Projects :: Cogentrix Energy Power Management".
  21. ^ "PJM - Generator Deactivations". Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  22. ^ "Virginia purchases output from Rocky Forge Wind facility". Daily Energy Insider. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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