Halifax County Biomass
Other power plant · Halifax County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
50 MW
Rank in Virginia
#84
of 261 plants
In service since
2013
November 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- South Boston Energy LLC
- County
- Halifax County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #11 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 58560
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 50 MW | 45 MW | 2013 | 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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| Whitehorn Solar | Solar | 50 MW |
| Bluestone Solar | Solar | 50 MW |
| Hopewell Mill | Other | 48 MW |
| Sycamore Solar | Solar | 42 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 50 MW solar plant and a 50 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