NORTHERN NECK

How NORTHERN NECK compares

With 83 MW of capacity, NORTHERN NECK ranks 29th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 2nd of the 25 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Virginia's operating Oil capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 43rd-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1971, it is older than 72% 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 4 generators at the site with 83 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 2.4 GWh in 2024 (a 0.3% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORTHERN NECK (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, about 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: KING & QUEEN (11 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