Nameplate capacity
75 MW
Rank in Virginia
#68
of 261 plants
In service since
1939
August 1939
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Appalachian Power Co
- County
- Pulaski County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.24%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #4 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 3774
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 15 MW | 1939 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 15 MW | 1939 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 15 MW | 1939 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 19 MW | 15 MW | 1939 | 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
| Pleinmont Solar 1 | Solar | 75 MW |
| Wythe County Solar | Solar | 75 MW |
| Altavista Power Station | Other | 71 MW |
| Hopewell Power Station | Other | 71 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 75 MW solar plant and a 75 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