ELIZABETH RIVER POWER STATION

How ELIZABETH RIVER POWER STATION compares

With 389 MW of capacity, ELIZABETH RIVER POWER STATION ranks 19th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 10th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.3% of Virginia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 382nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1992, it is newer than 49% 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 3 generators at the site with 389 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 29.5 GWh in 2024 (a 0.9% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER (500 kV), about 0.6 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: WASTE MANAGEMENT BETHEL LFGTE (5 MW, Biomass).

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