Leesville
Hydro power plant · Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
40 MW
Rank in Virginia
#87
of 261 plants
In service since
1964
February 1964
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Appalachian Power Co
- County
- Pittsylvania County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.13%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #5 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 3777
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 20 MW | 25 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 20 MW | 25 MW | 1964 | 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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| Hopewell Mill | Other | 48 MW |
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| Caden Energix Hickory LLC | Solar | 32 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 40 MW solar plant and a 40 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