VMEA Peaking Gen
Other power plant · Prince William County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
6.4 MW
Rank in Virginia
#172
of 261 plants
In service since
1992
November 1992
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Manassas - (VA)
- County
- Prince William County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #29 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 7441
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| V11 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| V12 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| V2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.6 MW | 1.5 MW | 1992 | 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
| Electric Avenue Facility | Other | 6.9 MW |
| Richmond Energy | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Waste Management Middle Peninsula LFGTE | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Godwin Drive Plant | Other | 6.3 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 6.4 MW solar plant and a 6.4 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