SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATION

How SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATION compares

With 71 MW of capacity, SOUTHAMPTON POWER STATION ranks 32nd among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 4th of the 11 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.4% of Virginia's operating Coal capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 249th-largest of the 324 operating Coal 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. It shares Southampton County with 3 other operating plants, including DIESEL GROUP 3 and DOWNTOWN.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 71 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 318 GWh in 2024 (a 51% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BOYKINS (230 kV), about 11.6 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. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 49 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is INTERNATIONAL PAPER FRANKLIN MILL (36 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