Power plant · Virginia, United States
Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain is a power plant in Virginia, United States, with 548 MW of capacity, owned by Appalachian Power Company.
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 | 1965 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Appalachian Power Company | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Appalachian Power Company | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 548 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Hydroelectric | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.0413, -79.5356 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Smith Mountain is the 17th-largest of 20 power plants in Virginia and the 674th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 548 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 17th of 20 | 21,365 MW | 2.6% |
| United States | 674th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 771st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster | Mine | — | Operating | 43 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Appalachian Power Company
- John E Amos2,933 MW
- Mountaineer1,300 MW
- Dresden Energy Facility678 MW
- Ceredo Generating Station519 MW
- Clinch River475 MW
- Joshua Falls 765 kV grid connection (PJM C01-1390)2,300 MW
- Kammer 345 kV grid connection (PJM C01-1322)1,047 MW
- Baker 345 kV grid connection (PJM C01-1325)1,046 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
- Tenaska Virginia Generating Station1,011 MW
Data on this page
- 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.