Coal Power Plants in Virginia

Virginia has 21 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, totaling 7.1 GW of nameplate capacity. The largest is CHESTERFIELD (1,800 MW), operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.

21Plants
7.1 GWCombined capacity

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All 21 coal plants in Virginia

PlantCapacity (MW)OperatorCommissioned
CHESTERFIELD1,800VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1990
YORKTOWN1,257VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO·
CLOVER848VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1995
CHESAPEAKE717VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1967
CLINCH RIVER713APPALACHIAN POWER CO1958
GLEN LYN338APPALACHIAN POWER CO·
BIRCHWOOD POWER258BIRCHWOOD POWER PARTNERS LP·
BREMO BLUFF254VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO·
SPRUANCE GENCO LLC230SPRUANCE OPERATING SERVICES LLC1992
MECKLENBURG POWER STATION140VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO·
JAMES RIVER GENCO LLC115HOPEWELL OPERATING SERVICES LLC·
PORTSMOUTH GENCO LLC115PORTSMOUTH OPERATING SERVICES LLC·
ALTAVISTA POWER STATION71VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1992
HOPEWELL POWER STATION71VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1992
SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATION71VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO1992
CELANESE ACETATE LLC27CELANESE ACETATE LLC1942
RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT24US ARMY-RADFORD1990
PARK 500 PHILIP MORRIS USA19PARK 500 PHILIP MORRIS USA1983
VIRGINIA TECH POWER PLANT6VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND STATE UNV1976
POTOMAC RIVER·NRG POTOMAC RIVER LLC·
WAYNESBORO VIRGINIA PLANT·INVISTA·