Brunswick County Power Station
Natural gas power plant · Brunswick County, Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Brunswick County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 4.66%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #2 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 58260
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 580 MW | 587 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| CT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 258 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| CT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 264 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| CT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 298 MW | 268 MW | 2016 | 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
| Greensville County Power Station | Natural gas | 1,773 MW |
| Surry | Nuclear | 1,695 MW |
| Warren County | Natural gas | 1,472 MW |
| Doswell Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,313 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 1,472 MW solar plant and a 1,472 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