Altavista Power Station
Other power plant · Campbell County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
71 MW
Rank in Virginia
#69
of 261 plants
In service since
1992
February 1992
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Campbell County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.23%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #7 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 10773
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 71 MW | 51 MW | 1992 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Virginia
| Wythe County Solar | Solar | 75 MW |
| Claytor | Hydro | 75 MW |
| Hopewell Power Station | Other | 71 MW |
| Southampton Power Station | Other | 71 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 71 MW solar plant and a 71 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Virginia power plants · What Virginia actually generates