Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Virginia
#160
of 261 plants
In service since
1938
June 1938
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Northbrook Virginia Hydro, LLC
- County
- Patrick County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #9 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 3825
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.7 MW | 3.5 MW | 1938 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.7 MW | 3.5 MW | 1938 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.7 MW | 3.5 MW | 1938 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.7 MW | 0.6 MW | 2021 | 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
| Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Pi | Wind | 12 MW |
| Danville Farm, LLC | Solar | 12 MW |
| Energix Aditya, LLC | Solar | 12 MW |
| King & Queen | Other | 11 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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