Chesterfield
Natural gas power plant · Chesterfield County, Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Chesterfield County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.41%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #14 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 3797
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 148 MW | 137 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| CT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 145 MW | 136 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| CW8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 79 MW | 58 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| CW7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 74 MW | 56 MW | 1990 | 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
| Louisa Generation Facility | Natural gas | 546 MW |
| Clinch River | Natural gas | 475 MW |
| Gravel Neck | Natural gas | 408 MW |
| Commonwealth Chesapeake | Other | 403 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 447 MW solar plant and a 447 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