Coal Power Plants in Virginia
Virginia has 21 coal power plants in the Bywatts database, 8 of them retired and 2 partly retired with no operable coal units according to EIA-860. Together they total 7.1 GW of nameplate capacity, 2.1 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is CLOVER (848 MW), operated by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.
21Plants
7.1 GWCombined capacity
All 21 coal plants in Virginia
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHESTERFIELD Partly retired | 1,800 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | 1990 |
| YORKTOWN Retired 2023 | 1,257 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | · |
| CLOVER | 848 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | 1995 |
| CHESAPEAKE Partly retired | 717 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | 1967 |
| CLINCH RIVER | 713 | APPALACHIAN POWER CO | 1958 |
| GLEN LYN Retired 2015 | 338 | APPALACHIAN POWER CO | · |
| BIRCHWOOD POWER Retired 2021 | 258 | BIRCHWOOD POWER PARTNERS LP | · |
| BREMO BLUFF Retired 2019 | 254 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | · |
| SPRUANCE GENCO LLC | 230 | SPRUANCE OPERATING SERVICES LLC | 1992 |
| MECKLENBURG POWER STATION Retired 2019 | 140 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | · |
| JAMES RIVER GENCO LLC Retired 2019 | 115 | HOPEWELL OPERATING SERVICES LLC | · |
| PORTSMOUTH GENCO LLC Retired 2016 | 115 | PORTSMOUTH OPERATING SERVICES LLC | · |
| ALTAVISTA POWER STATION | 71 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | 1992 |
| HOPEWELL POWER STATION | 71 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | 1992 |
| SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATION | 71 | VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO | 1992 |
| CELANESE ACETATE LLC | 27 | CELANESE ACETATE LLC | 1942 |
| RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT | 24 | US ARMY-RADFORD | 1990 |
| PARK 500 PHILIP MORRIS USA | 19 | PARK 500 PHILIP MORRIS USA | 1983 |
| VIRGINIA TECH POWER PLANT | 6 | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND STATE UNV | 1976 |
| POTOMAC RIVER | · | NRG POTOMAC RIVER LLC | · |
| WAYNESBORO VIRGINIA PLANT Retired 2010 | · | INVISTA | · |