Philpott Lake
Hydro power plant · Henry County, Virginia · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- USCE-Wilmington District
- County
- Henry County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #7 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 3834
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.7 MW | 7.5 MW | 1953 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.7 MW | 7.5 MW | 1953 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.6 MW | 1953 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Elkton | Natural gas | 14 MW |
| Gardy's Mill Solar | Solar | 14 MW |
| Twittys Creek Solar, LLC | Solar | 14 MW |
| Rivanna Solar | Solar | 13 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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