HOPEWELL COGENERATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 399 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Prince George County
- Operator
- SUEZ ENERGY GENERATION NA, INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 10633
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,031 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 58%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.2910, -77.2821
HOPEWELL COGENERATION, a 399 MW Natural Gas power plant in Prince George County, Virginia. Operated by SUEZ ENERGY GENERATION NA, INC., commissioned 1990.
How HOPEWELL COGENERATION compares
With 399 MW of capacity, HOPEWELL COGENERATION ranks 18th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 9th of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.4% of Virginia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 378th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 51% of the 101 operating Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 399 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 2,031 GWh in 2024 (a 58% capacity factor), about 3 times its 2022 output.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HOPEWELL (230 kV), about 0.1 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. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 774 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DARBYTOWN (368 MW, Natural Gas).
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
HOPEWELL COGENERATION is a 399 MW natural gas power plant in Prince George County, VA, operated by SUEZ ENERGY GENERATION NA, INC., commissioned in 1990. Prince George County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 14th 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 natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Prince George County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 44.1 |
| Hail | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.61 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Prince George 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.