VA · State grid profile
Virginia power grid
Virginia connects a large natural-gas fleet with nuclear, hydro, and rapidly expanded solar capacity. Its mapped data-center footprint makes the relationship between electricity supply and concentrated digital demand especially visible.
Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Coverage quality
What is complete here?
Generation portfolio
Virginia capacity by fuel
Oil & gas52.2%16,062 MW
Solar15.2%4,691 MW
Hydro12.8%3,932 MW
Nuclear11.9%3,654 MW
Coal5.1%1,561 MW
Biomass2.6%816 MW
Storage0.2%71 MW
Wind0%12 MW
Facility intelligence
Largest Virginia power plants
| Plant | Primary fuel | Location | Utility | Operating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath CountyPlant 6167 | Hydro | Warm Springs, VABath County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 2,862 MW |
| North AnnaPlant 6168 | Nuclear | Mineral, VALouisa County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 1,960 MW |
| Greensville County Power StationPlant 59913 | Oil & gas | Emporia, VAGreensville County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 1,773 MW |
| SurryPlant 3806 | Nuclear | Surry, VASurry County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 1,695 MW |
| Warren CountyPlant 55939 | Oil & gas | Front Royal, VAWarren County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 1,472 MW |
| Brunswick County Power StationPlant 58260 | Oil & gas | Freeman, VABrunswick County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 1,472 MW |
| Doswell Energy CenterPlant 52019 | Oil & gas | Ashland, VAHanover County | Doswell Ltd Partnership | 1,313 MW |
| Tenaska Virginia Generating StationPlant 55439 | Oil & gas | Scottsville, VAFluvanna County | Tenaska Virginia Partners LP | 1,011 MW |
| LadysmithPlant 7839 | Oil & gas | Woodford, VACaroline County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 893 MW |
| CloverPlant 7213 | Coal | Clover, VAHalifax County | Virginia Electric & Power Co | 848 MW |
Methodology
Transparent by design
State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.