BUCHANAN GENERATION LLC
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 88 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Buchanan County
- Operator
- ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55738
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 0 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.1753, -81.9614
BUCHANAN GENERATION LLC, an 88 MW Natural Gas power plant in Buchanan County, Virginia. Operated by ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO LLC, commissioned 2002.
How BUCHANAN GENERATION LLC compares
With 88 MW of capacity, BUCHANAN GENERATION LLC ranks 28th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 14th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of Virginia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 703rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 72% of the 101 operating Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO LLC, runs 3 operating plants in Virginia totaling 91 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 88 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. The plant reported no net generation in 2024.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by APPALACHIAN POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CLINCH RIVER (713 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BUCHANAN GENERATION LLC is an 88 MW natural gas power plant in Buchanan County, VA, operated by ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO LLC, commissioned in 2002. Buchanan County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Buchanan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Hail | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 48.6 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.26 |
Perils not assessed in Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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.