Buchanan Generation LLC
Natural gas power plant · Buchanan County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
88 MW
Rank in Virginia
#52
of 261 plants
In service since
2002
June 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Buchanan Generation, LLC
- County
- Buchanan County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.28%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #22 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 55738
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 44 MW | 43 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 44 MW | 41 MW | 2002 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 88 MW solar plant and a 88 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