Waste Management Bethel LFGTE
Other power plant · Hampton City County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
4.8 MW
Rank in Virginia
#201
of 261 plants
In service since
2008
February 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- WM Renewable Energy LLC
- County
- Hampton City County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Virginia
- #35 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 56531
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2008 | 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
| Amherst Solar Facility (VA) | Solar | 4.9 MW |
| Orange Street G1 | Other | 4.8 MW |
| Schoolfield Dam | Hydro | 4.5 MW |
| Church Street Plant | Other | 4.3 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 4.8 MW solar plant and a 4.8 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