CLOVER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 848 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Halifax County
- Operator
- VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1995
- EIA plant ID
- 7213
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 908 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 12%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 36.8690, -78.7047
CLOVER, an 848 MW Coal power plant in Halifax County, Virginia. Operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned 1995.
How CLOVER compares
With 848 MW of capacity, CLOVER ranks 7th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and is the largest of the 11 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 41% of Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 4.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 121st-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is newer than 60% 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. It shares Halifax County with one other operating plant, HALIFAX.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 848 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 908 GWh in 2024 (a 12% capacity factor), up 44% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1995 and 1996.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CLOVER (500 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: HALIFAX (2 MW, Hydro).
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
CLOVER is an 848 MW coal power plant in Halifax County, VA, operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, commissioned in 1995. Halifax County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 28th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 79th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Halifax County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 44.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 4.3 |
Perils not assessed in Halifax 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 Halifax 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.