Nameplate capacity
1,960 MW
Rank in Virginia
#2
of 261 plants
In service since
1978
June 1978
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Louisa County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 6.21%
- Rank among nuclear plants in Virginia
- #1 of 2
- EIA plant code
- 6168
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 980 MW | 948 MW | 1978 | Operating |
| 2 | Nuclear | 980 MW | 944 MW | 1980 | Operating |
| HC1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1987 | 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
| Bath County | Hydro | 2,862 MW |
| Greensville County Power Station | Natural gas | 1,773 MW |
| Surry | Nuclear | 1,695 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 1,960 MW solar plant and a 1,960 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