Schoolfield Dam
Hydro power plant · Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
4.5 MW
Rank in Virginia
#202
of 261 plants
In service since
1990
October 1990
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
- County
- Pittsylvania County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among hydro plants in Virginia
- #14 of 24
- EIA plant code
- 54655
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCH1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| SCH2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1990 | Operating |
| SCH3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1990 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 4.5 MW solar plant and a 4.5 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