Power plant · Virginia, United States
Brunswick County Power Station
Brunswick County Power Station is a gas power plant in Virginia, United States, with 1,472 MW of capacity, owned by Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Virginia | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2016 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Virginia Electric & Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,472 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Virginia Electric & Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 500 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.7650, -77.7139 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Brunswick County Power Station is the 5th-largest of 21 power plants in Virginia and the 144th-largest of 885 in the United States by capacity; its 1,472 MW is 0.17% of the 856,654 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 5th of 21 | 21,754 MW | 6.8% |
| United States | 144th of 885 | 856,654 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 207th of 12,230 | 1,691,896 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen-Gery Lawrenceville Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 6.0 km |
| Concord Mine & Concentrator | Mine | — | Operating | 19 km |
| Skippers | Mine | — | Operating | 21 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Virginia Electric & Power Co
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- Surry1,695 MW
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- Warren County1,472 MW
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Other power plants in Virginia
- Bath County2,862 MW
- North Anna1,960 MW
- Greensville County Power Station1,773 MW
- Surry1,695 MW
- Warren County1,472 MW
- Doswell Energy Center1,313 MW
- Yorktown1,257 MW
- Tenaska Virginia Generating Station1,011 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
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