Nameplate capacity
2.5 MW
Rank in Virginia
#231
of 261 plants
In service since
1986
January 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Emporia Hydro Power LP
- County
- Greensville County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #17 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 50175
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1986 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 1986 | 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
| Brasfield | Hydro | 2.9 MW |
| DG AMP Solar Front Royal | Solar | 2.5 MW |
| Small Mouth Bass Solar | Solar | 2.5 MW |
| Tangier | Other | 2.4 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 2.5 MW solar plant and a 2.5 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