Nameplate capacity
2,862 MW
Rank in Virginia
#1
of 261 plants
In service since
1985
December 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Bath County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 9.07%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #1 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 6167
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 477 MW | 489 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 2 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 477 MW | 489 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 3 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 477 MW | 489 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 4 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 477 MW | 489 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 5 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 477 MW | 489 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| 6 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 477 MW | 489 MW | 1985 | 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
| North Anna | Nuclear | 1,960 MW |
| Greensville County Power Station | Natural gas | 1,773 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 2,862 MW solar plant and a 2,862 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