Covington Facility
Other power plant · Alleghany County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
161 MW
Rank in Virginia
#32
of 261 plants
In service since
1951
January 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- WestRock Corp
- County
- Alleghany County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.51%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #2 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 50900
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN7 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 82 MW | 81 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 34 MW | 33 MW | 1980 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Conventional Steam Coal | 34 MW | 33 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Conventional Steam Coal | 11 MW | 11 MW | 1951 | 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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| Skipjack Solar Center | Solar | 175 MW |
| Highlander Solar Energy Station 1 | Solar | 165 MW |
| Cavalier Solar | Solar | 156 MW |
| Carvers Creek Solar | Solar | 154 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 161 MW solar plant and a 161 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