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Summary of Electricity Activity in Virginia

Summary of Virginia Generation

Virginia is ranked #15 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Mar 2026.

Companies on File162
Plants on File345
Total Generation8.06G MMBtu
Total Sales 11.26G kWh
Total Revenue $1.38B

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Overall National Rank

#15 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

105.2 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.0 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in Virginia

162

Virginia
Power Plants

345

Natural Gas Rank

#11

Coal Rank

#35

Nuclear Rank

#9

Hydroelectric Rank

#31

Wind Rank

#40

Solar Rank

#10

Monthly Net Generation for Virginia

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Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Virginia

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential3.36G kWh17.05 cents/kWh$572.31M
Commercial6.77G kWh10.16 cents/kWh$688.22M
Industrial1.11G kWh10.25 cents/kWh$113.27M
Transportation21.98M kWh11.95 cents/kWh$2.63M
Total11.26G kWh12.23 cents/kWh$1.38B

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Mar 2026.

Production by Source for Virginia

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Largest 24 Power Plants in Virginia

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#9Bear GardenVirginia Electric & Power CoNew Canton, Virginia3.5 TWhApr 2011Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#4Brunswick County Power StationVirginia Electric & Power CoFreeman, Virginia9.1 TWhMar 2016Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#11ChesterfieldVirginia Electric & Power CoChester, Virginia2.2 TWhNov 1952Mar 2026 Natural Gas : 96.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.5%
#14CloverVirginia Electric & Power CoClover, Virginia1.6 TWhSep 1995Mar 2026 Bituminous Coal : 99.8%
#19Covanta Fairfax EnergyCovanta Fairfax IncLorton, Virginia695.7 GWhFeb 1990Mar 2026 Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.3% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.4% Natural Gas : 1.3%
#18Covington FacilityWestRock CorpCovington, Virginia745.3 GWhDec 1950Mar 2026 Black Liquor : 44.4% Natural Gas : 22.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 20.9% Bituminous Coal : 11.7%
#6Doswell Energy CenterDoswell Ltd PartnershipAshland, Virginia5.5 TWhOct 1991Mar 2026 Natural Gas : 98.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.5%
#15Gordonsville Energy LPVirginia Electric & Power CoGordonsville, Virginia1.4 TWhFeb 1994Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 99.8%
#3Greensville County Power StationVirginia Electric & Power CoEmporia, Virginia11.4 TWhNov 2018Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#13Hopewell CogenerationLuminant Generation Company LLCHopewell, Virginia1.8 TWhDec 1989Mar 2026 Natural Gas : 96.7% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.3%
#22John H KerrUSCE-Wilmington DistrictBoydton, Virginia462.9 GWhOct 1952Dec 2024 Water
#16LadysmithVirginia Electric & Power CoWoodford, Virginia988.9 GWhApr 2001Mar 2026 Natural Gas : 90.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 9.4%
#21Louisa Generation FacilityOld Dominion Electric CoopGordonsville, Virginia520.8 GWhJul 2003Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
#24Marsh Run Generation FacilityOld Dominion Electric CoopRemington, Virginia390.8 GWhAug 2004Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 97.8% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.2%
#1North AnnaVirginia Electric & Power CoMineral, Virginia15.7 TWhMay 1978Mar 2026 Nuclear
#23Pleinmont Solar 2AES Distributed EnergySpotsylvania, Virginia432.3 GWhJul 2021Mar 2026 Solar
#10Possum PointVirginia Electric & Power CoDumfries, Virginia2.5 TWhMay 1955Mar 2026 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#8Potomac Energy Center, LLCPotomac Energy Center LLCLeesburg, Virginia4.6 TWhMar 2017Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#17RemingtonVirginia Electric & Power CoRemington, Virginia862.4 GWhMay 2000Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 98.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.9%
#2SurryVirginia Electric & Power CoSurry, Virginia13.2 TWhNov 1972Mar 2026 Nuclear
#7Tenaska Virginia Generating StationTenaska Virginia Partners LPScottsville, Virginia5.1 TWhMar 2004Feb 2026 Natural Gas
#12Virginia City Hybrid Energy CenterVirginia Electric & Power CoSt. Paul, Virginia2.0 TWhJun 2012Mar 2026 Bituminous Coal : 92.2% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 7.6%
#5Warren CountyVirginia Electric & Power CoFront Royal, Virginia8.8 TWhNov 2014Mar 2026 Natural Gas
#20WestRock-West Point MillWestRock-West Point MillWest Point, Virginia527.4 GWhDec 1953Mar 2026 Black Liquor : 42.8% Natural Gas : 36.8% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 16.5% Bituminous Coal : 2.2% Sludge Waste : 1.5%
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2026.
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Electricity Generation by Virginia Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months		Net Generation
from Natural Gas		Net Generation
from Wind		Net Generation
from Solar		Net Generation
from Nuclear
#31Accomack County, VA9257.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh163.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#75Albemarle County, VA11.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Alexandria city, VA2145.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Alleghany County, VA2745.8 GWh168.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#53Amelia County, VA547.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh13.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Amherst County, VA49.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh9.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#59Appomattox County, VA231.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh31.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Augusta County, VA512.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh12.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Bedford County, VA556.6 GWh25.2 GWh0.0 Wh4.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#4Brunswick County, VA59.2 TWh9.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#9Buckingham County, VA73.6 TWh3.5 TWh0.0 Wh72.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Campbell County, VA6469.5 GWh446.0 MWh0.0 Wh182.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Caroline County, VA1988.9 GWh895.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Charles City County, VA5353.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh306.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Charlotte County, VA424.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh24.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Chesapeake city, VA8493.4 GWh14.2 GWh0.0 Wh463.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Chesterfield County, VA72.2 TWh2.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#64Clarke County, VA115.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh15.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#77Culpeper County, VA3443.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#73Dinwiddie County, VA32.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Essex County, VA139.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh39.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#21Fairfax County, VA3715.0 GWh9.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Fauquier County, VA41.3 TWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh32.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#7Fluvanna County, VA45.1 TWh5.1 TWh0.0 Wh18.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Frederick County, VA7490.5 GWh110.8 GWh0.0 Wh366.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Giles County, VA2154.7 GWh154.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Gloucester County, VA3307.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh307.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Goochland County, VA27.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#3Greensville County, VA712.0 TWh11.4 TWh0.0 Wh596.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Halifax County, VA133.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.0 TWh0.0 Wh
#57Hampton city, VA136.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6Hanover County, VA25.5 TWh5.4 TWh0.0 Wh57.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#35Henrico County, VA6222.0 GWh127.5 GWh0.0 Wh38.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Henry County, VA10162.8 GWh268.0 MWh0.0 Wh162.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#79Highland County, VA1179.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22Hopewell city, VA3588.9 GWh53.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Isle of Wight County, VA9794.1 GWh31.8 GWh0.0 Wh512.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#45James City County, VA276.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh76.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#51King and Queen County, VA159.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#48King George County, VA275.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#23King William County, VA3579.1 GWh194.2 GWh0.0 Wh51.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#65Lancaster County, VA312.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh12.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Loudoun County, VA24.6 TWh4.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Louisa County, VA917.8 TWh1.9 TWh0.0 Wh214.4 GWh15.7 TWh
#19Mecklenburg County, VA5785.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh322.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#46Middlesex County, VA275.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh26.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#54Montgomery County, VA241.6 GWh41.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61New Kent County, VA229.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh29.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#76Norfolk city, VA11.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#60Northampton County, VA230.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh28.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Orange County, VA1119.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh119.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Page County, VA25.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#58Patrick County, VA135.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Pittsylvania County, VA16362.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh414.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#49Powhatan County, VA569.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh70.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Prince Edward County, VA37.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#12Prince George County, VA42.2 TWh1.8 TWh0.0 Wh332.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Prince William County, VA112.5 TWh2.5 TWh0.0 Wh40.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#34Pulaski County, VA5237.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Richmond city, VA365.5 GWh65.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#40Richmond County, VA5148.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh146.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Roanoke County, VA17.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#67Rockbridge County, VA210.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh10.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Rockingham County, VA1075.7 GWh12.4 GWh0.0 Wh54.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#32Russell County, VA1247.8 GWh247.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#78Salem city, VA3234.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#55Shenandoah County, VA239.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh39.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#26Southampton County, VA5490.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh170.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Spotsylvania County, VA4894.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh894.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Stafford County, VA32.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh412.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#44Suffolk city, VA6102.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh102.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Surry County, VA613.8 TWh103.6 GWh0.0 Wh510.8 GWh13.2 TWh
#33Sussex County, VA3243.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh243.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#62Virginia Beach city, VA228.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh28.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Warren County, VA28.8 TWh8.8 TWh0.0 Wh4.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Washington County, VA1177.8 GWh177.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#43Westmoreland County, VA4105.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh105.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#14Wise County, VA32.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Wythe County, VA2186.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh186.8 GWh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2026.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Virginia

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Ashland, Virginia5.5 TWh1
Chester, Virginia2.2 TWh4
Clover, Virginia1.9 TWh3
Columbia, Virginia3.5 TWh1
Covington, Virginia745.8 GWh2
Dumfries, Virginia2.5 TWh1
Emporia, Virginia11.8 TWh4
Front Royal, Virginia8.8 TWh2
Gordonsville, Virginia1.9 TWh2
Hopewell, Virginia2.4 TWh3
Lake Land'Or, Virginia988.9 GWh1
Lake Wilderness, Virginia894.0 GWh4
Lawrenceville, Virginia9.2 TWh2
Leesburg, Virginia4.6 TWh1
Lorton, Virginia715.0 GWh2
Mineral, Virginia15.8 TWh3
Remington, Virginia1.3 TWh3
Scottsville, Virginia5.1 TWh1
St. Paul, Virginia2.0 TWh1
Surry, Virginia13.6 TWh3
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2026.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama141.2 TWh115
#34Connecticut44.1 TWh227
#49Delaware5.4 TWh47
#51District of Columbia162.4 GWh24
#6Georgia147.6 TWh339
#14Indiana108.8 TWh286
#22Kentucky72.0 TWh98
#38Maryland38.2 TWh268
#41Massachusetts22.7 TWh737
#44New Hampshire19.7 TWh74
#28New Jersey61.3 TWh481
#10New York128.5 TWh1,281
#9North Carolina134.9 TWh1,132
#7Ohio147.4 TWh315
#3Pennsylvania244.7 TWh390
#46Rhode Island10.6 TWh116
#16South Carolina105.0 TWh304
#19Tennessee79.1 TWh137
#50Vermont2.3 TWh142
#31West Virginia53.8 TWh67
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2026.