Wolf Hills Energy
Natural gas power plant · Washington County, Virginia
Nameplate capacity
285 MW
Rank in Virginia
#28
of 261 plants
In service since
2001
May 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Middle River Power II, LLC
- County
- Washington County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.90%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Virginia
- #20 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 55285
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| WHG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| WHG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| WHG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| WHG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 57 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | 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
| Gordonsville Energy LP | Natural gas | 300 MW |
| John H Kerr | Hydro | 297 MW |
| Pleinmont Solar 2 | Solar | 240 MW |
| Skipjack Solar Center | Solar | 175 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 285 MW solar plant and a 285 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