SURRY

How SURRY compares

With 1,695 MW of capacity, SURRY ranks 3rd among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and is the smallest of the 2 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 46% of Virginia's operating Nuclear capacity and 8.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 31st-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 70% 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 Surry County with one other operating plant, GRAVEL NECK.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,695 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 12,922 GWh in 2024 (an 87% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1972 and 1973.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SURRY (500 kV), about 0.3 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 3 operating power plants totaling 419 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GRAVEL NECK (408 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