Nameplate capacity
1,695 MW
Rank in Virginia
#4
of 261 plants
In service since
1972
December 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Operator
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- County
- Surry County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 5.37%
- Rank among nuclear plants in Virginia
- #2 of 2
- EIA plant code
- 3806
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuclear | 848 MW | 838 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 2 | Nuclear | 848 MW | 838 MW | 1973 | 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
| North Anna | Nuclear | 1,960 MW |
| Greensville County Power Station | Natural gas | 1,773 MW |
| Brunswick County Power Station | Natural gas | 1,472 MW |
| Warren County | Natural gas | 1,472 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 1,695 MW solar plant and a 1,695 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