WEST POINT MILL

How WEST POINT MILL compares

With 101 MW of capacity, WEST POINT MILL ranks 26th among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 2nd of the 16 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of Virginia's operating Biomass capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 19th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1954, it is older than 80% of the 101 operating Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year.

EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 509 GWh in 2024 (a 57% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1954 and 1985.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WEST POINT, about 0.1 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 32 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CHARLES CITY (14 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