Doswell Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Hanover County, Virginia
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Doswell Ltd Partnership
- County
- Hanover County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 4.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #4 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 52019
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 187 MW | 170 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 187 MW | 165 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 187 MW | 162 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 132 MW | 123 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 132 MW | 123 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 122 MW | 113 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 122 MW | 113 MW | 1991 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 122 MW | 113 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 122 MW | 118 MW | 1992 | 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
| Brunswick County Power Station | Natural gas | 1,472 MW |
| Warren County | Natural gas | 1,472 MW |
| Tenaska Virginia Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,011 MW |
| Ladysmith | Natural gas | 893 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 1,313 MW solar plant and a 1,313 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