Power plant · Virginia, United States
Elizabeth River Power Station
Elizabeth River Power Station is an idle gas power plant in Virginia, United States, with 389 MW of capacity, owned by Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Grid connection
It is idle (standby or backup), holding a 389 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of 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 | Idle (standby or backup) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1992 | 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 | 389 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 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 | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.7750, -76.3083 | 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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Elizabeth River Power Station is the 22nd-largest of 27 power plants in Virginia and the 860th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 389 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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 | 22nd of 27 | 23,885 MW | 1.6% |
| United States | 860th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,444th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Healthcare | Data center | — | — | 19 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Virginia Electric & Power Co
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- Greensville County Power Station1,773 MW
- Surry1,695 MW
- Mt Storm1,681 MW
- Warren County1,472 MW
- Brunswick County Power Station1,472 MW
Other power plants in Virginia
- Bath County2,862 MW
- North Anna1,960 MW
- Greensville County Power Station1,773 MW
- Surry1,695 MW
- Brunswick County Power Station1,472 MW
- Warren County1,472 MW
- Doswell Energy Center1,313 MW
- Yorktown1,257 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.
- 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.
- Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits. Virginia DEQ issued data center air permits, Public records.
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