Northern Neck
Other power plant · Richmond County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
83 MW
Rank in Virginia
#56
of 261 plants
In service since
1971
July 1971
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Richmond County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.26%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #6 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 3800
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 12 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| GT2 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 12 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| GT3 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 12 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| GT4 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 11 MW | 1971 | 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
| Foxhound | Solar | 83 MW |
| Low Moor | Other | 83 MW |
| Altavista Solar | Solar | 80 MW |
| Eastern Shore Solar, LLC | Solar | 80 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 83 MW solar plant and a 83 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