Ladysmith
Natural gas power plant · Caroline County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
893 MW
Rank in Virginia
#9
of 261 plants
In service since
2001
May 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Caroline County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 2.83%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #6 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 7839
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 179 MW | 155 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 179 MW | 154 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 179 MW | 160 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 179 MW | 160 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 179 MW | 161 MW | 2009 | 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
| Doswell Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,313 MW |
| Tenaska Virginia Generating Station | Natural gas | 1,011 MW |
| Clover | Coal | 848 MW |
| Potomac Energy Center, LLC | Natural gas | 812 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 893 MW solar plant and a 893 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