Nameplate capacity
7.5 MW
Rank in Virginia
#169
of 261 plants
In service since
1930
January 1930
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Cushaw Hydro LLC
- County
- Amherst County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #11 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 3798
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1930 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1930 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1930 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1930 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 0.4 MW | 1930 | 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
| Buck Hydro | Hydro | 8.4 MW |
| Georgia-Pacific Big Island | Natural gas | 7.9 MW |
| Electric Avenue Facility | Other | 6.9 MW |
| Richmond Energy | Other | 6.4 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 7.5 MW solar plant and a 7.5 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