BATH COUNTY
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 2,862 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Bath County
- Operator
- VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1985
- EIA plant ID
- 6167
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
- Net generation (2024)
- -1,106 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.2085, -79.8003
BATH COUNTY, a 2,862 MW Hydro power plant in Bath County, Virginia. Operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned 1985.
How BATH COUNTY compares
With 2,862 MW of capacity, BATH COUNTY is the largest of the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and the largest of the 24 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 73% of Virginia's operating Hydro capacity and 15% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 2nd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1985, it is older than 62% of the 101 operating Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, runs 21 operating plants in Virginia totaling 12,655 MW.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 2,862 MW of nameplate capacity, all hydroelectric pumped storage technology. The plant was a net consumer of electricity in 2024 (-1,106 GWh), which is typical of pumped storage.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is GOSHEN (115 kV), about 22.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BATH COUNTY is a 2,862 MW hydro power plant in Bath County, VA, operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned in 1985. Bath County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 12th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 87th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Bath County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 15.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 41.4 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Hail | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Bath County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Bath County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.