NORTH ANNA

How NORTH ANNA compares

With 1,960 MW of capacity, NORTH ANNA ranks 2nd among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and is the largest of the 2 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 54% of Virginia's operating Nuclear capacity and 10% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 24th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1978, it is older than 67% 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. It shares Louisa County with 2 other operating plants, LOUISA GENERATING and GORDONSVILLE ENERGY LP.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 1,960 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 16,024 GWh in 2024 (a 93% capacity factor), up 12% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1978 and 1987.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORTH ANNA (500 kV), about 0.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 1,702 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LADYSMITH (893 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix CU1/CU2/CU3/CU4 - Culpeper in Culpeper, about 29.1 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