LADYSMITH

How LADYSMITH compares

With 893 MW of capacity, LADYSMITH ranks 6th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 3rd of the 15 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 12% of Virginia's operating Natural Gas capacity and 4.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 131st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 68% 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 5 generators at the site with 893 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 811 GWh in 2024 (a 10% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2001 and 2009.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LADYSMITH CT, about 0.5 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 4 operating power plants totaling 2,915 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTH ANNA (1,960 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix CU1/CU2/CU3/CU4 - Culpeper in Culpeper, about 36.5 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology