Chesapeake
Other power plant · Chesapeake County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
51 MW
Rank in Virginia
#80
of 261 plants
In service since
1967
December 1967
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Chesapeake County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #10 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 3803
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | 19 MW | 15 MW | 1967 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 16 MW | 12 MW | 1969 | Operating |
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | 16 MW | 12 MW | 1969 | 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
| Meherrin Solar | Solar | 60 MW |
| Scott Solar Farm | Battery storage | 57 MW |
| Sunnybrook Solar Project - Hybrid | Solar | 51 MW |
| Whitehorn Solar | Solar | 50 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 51 MW solar plant and a 51 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