Pleasant Valley (VA)
Other power plant · Rockingham County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
21 MW
Rank in Virginia
#97
of 261 plants
In service since
1997
April 1997
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Harrisonburg - (VA)
- County
- Rockingham County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #17 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 56005
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV-1 | Petroleum Liquids | 17 MW | 9.0 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| D-4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| D-6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | 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
| Mount Clinton | Other | 24 MW |
| Byllesby 2 | Hydro | 22 MW |
| Briel Solar Farm | Solar | 20 MW |
| Caden Energix Wytheville LLC | Solar | 20 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 21 MW solar plant and a 21 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