Celanese Acetate LLC
Natural gas power plant · Giles County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
27 MW
Rank in Virginia
#92
of 261 plants
In service since
1942
January 1942
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Celanese Acetate LLC
- County
- Giles County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #23 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 52089
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 9.2 MW | 9.2 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1942 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1942 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1944 | 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 27 MW solar plant and a 27 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