Martinsville LFG Generator
Natural gas power plant · Henry County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
1.1 MW
Rank in Virginia
#257
of 261 plants
In service since
2012
March 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Martinsville - (VA)
- County
- Henry County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #30 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 57893
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.1 MW | 1.0 MW | 2012 | 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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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 1.1 MW solar plant and a 1.1 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