Summary of Electricity Activity in Virginia

Summary of Virginia Generation

Virginia is ranked #14 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 Dec 2025.

Companies on File162
Plants on File345
Total Generation9.42G MMBtu
Total Sales 13.12G kWh
Total Revenue $1.58B

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Overall National Rank

#14 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

105.3 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

1.0 G MMBtu

Electric Companies in Virginia

162

Virginia
Power Plants

345

Natural Gas Rank

#5

Coal Rank

#31

Nuclear Rank

#14

Hydroelectric Rank

#31

Wind Rank

#40

Solar Rank

#10

Monthly Net Generation for Virginia

Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Virginia

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential4.99G kWh15.27 cents/kWh$762.57M
Commercial7.07G kWh10.21 cents/kWh$722.21M
Industrial1.03G kWh9.35 cents/kWh$96.65M
Transportation24.53M kWh11.05 cents/kWh$2.71M
Total13.12G kWh12.07 cents/kWh$1.58B

Production by Source for Virginia

Largest 24 Power Plants in Virginia

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#9Bear GardenVirginia Electric & Power CoNew Canton, Virginia3.4 TWhApr 2011Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#4Brunswick County Power StationVirginia Electric & Power CoFreeman, Virginia9.7 TWhMar 2016Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#11ChesterfieldVirginia Electric & Power CoChester, Virginia2.1 TWhNov 1952Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 97.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.6%
#14CloverVirginia Electric & Power CoClover, Virginia1.6 TWhSep 1995Dec 2025 Bituminous Coal : 99.7%
#19Covanta Fairfax EnergyCovanta Fairfax IncLorton, Virginia708.7 GWhFeb 1990Dec 2025 Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 54.5% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 44.6% Natural Gas : 1.0%
#18Covington FacilityWestRock CorpCovington, Virginia725.1 GWhDec 1950Dec 2025 Black Liquor : 43.8% Natural Gas : 24.7% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 19.4% Bituminous Coal : 11.6% Residual Fuel Oil : 0.5%
#6Doswell Energy CenterDoswell Ltd PartnershipAshland, Virginia5.5 TWhOct 1991Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
#15Gordonsville Energy LPVirginia Electric & Power CoGordonsville, Virginia1.4 TWhFeb 1994Dec 2024 Natural Gas : 99.8%
#3Greensville County Power StationVirginia Electric & Power CoEmporia, Virginia11.3 TWhNov 2018Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#13Hopewell CogenerationLuminant Generation Company LLCHopewell, Virginia1.8 TWhDec 1989Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 98.9% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.1%
#22John H KerrUSCE-Wilmington DistrictBoydton, Virginia462.9 GWhOct 1952Dec 2024 Water
#16LadysmithVirginia Electric & Power CoWoodford, Virginia992.5 GWhApr 2001Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 86.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 13.5%
#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, Virginia15.0 TWhMay 1978Dec 2025 Nuclear
#23Pleinmont Solar 2AES Distributed EnergySpotsylvania, Virginia437.1 GWhJul 2021Dec 2025 Solar
#10Possum PointVirginia Electric & Power CoDumfries, Virginia2.8 TWhMay 1955Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 99.8%
#8Potomac Energy Center, LLCPotomac Energy Center LLCLeesburg, Virginia4.7 TWhMar 2017Dec 2025 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 1972Dec 2025 Nuclear
#7Tenaska Virginia Generating StationTenaska Virginia Partners LPScottsville, Virginia5.1 TWhMar 2004Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 99.7%
#12Virginia City Hybrid Energy CenterVirginia Electric & Power CoSt. Paul, Virginia2.0 TWhJun 2012Dec 2025 Bituminous Coal : 92.0% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 7.8%
#5Warren CountyVirginia Electric & Power CoFront Royal, Virginia8.7 TWhNov 2014Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#20WestRock-West Point MillWestRock-West Point MillWest Point, Virginia549.1 GWhDec 1953Dec 2025 Black Liquor : 43.4% Natural Gas : 36.5% Wood/Wood Waste Solids : 16.2% Bituminous Coal : 2.4% Sludge Waste : 1.4%

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
#35Accomack County, VA9211.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh163.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#78Albemarle County, VA11.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Alexandria city, VA2147.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Alleghany County, VA2725.7 GWh179.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Amelia County, VA547.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh13.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Amherst County, VA49.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh9.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#62Appomattox County, VA231.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh31.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Augusta County, VA512.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh12.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Bedford County, VA554.6 GWh23.3 GWh0.0 Wh4.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#4Brunswick County, VA59.7 TWh9.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#9Buckingham County, VA73.4 TWh3.4 TWh0.0 Wh72.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#27Campbell County, VA6472.1 GWh446.0 MWh0.0 Wh184.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Caroline County, VA1992.5 GWh858.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#53Carroll County, VA554.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Charles City County, VA5346.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh298.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#65Charlotte County, VA424.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh24.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Chesapeake city, VA8495.3 GWh14.2 GWh0.0 Wh465.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Chesterfield County, VA72.1 TWh2.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#67Clarke County, VA115.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh15.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#80Culpeper County, VA3443.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#76Dinwiddie County, VA32.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#57Essex County, VA138.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh38.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Fairfax County, VA3728.0 GWh6.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Fauquier County, VA41.3 TWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh32.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#7Fluvanna County, VA45.2 TWh5.1 TWh0.0 Wh18.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#26Frederick County, VA7473.4 GWh109.7 GWh0.0 Wh350.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Giles County, VA2152.5 GWh152.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Gloucester County, VA3303.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh303.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Goochland County, VA28.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh8.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Grayson County, VA120.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Greensville County, VA711.9 TWh11.3 TWh0.0 Wh576.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#10Halifax County, VA133.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.0 TWh0.0 Wh
#58Hampton city, VA136.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#6Hanover County, VA25.6 TWh5.4 TWh0.0 Wh55.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#34Henrico County, VA6222.0 GWh127.5 GWh0.0 Wh38.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Henry County, VA10165.6 GWh222.0 MWh0.0 Wh165.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#82Highland County, VA1179.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#23Hopewell city, VA3587.7 GWh54.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Isle of Wight County, VA9787.3 GWh30.6 GWh0.0 Wh531.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#46James 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
#45King George County, VA277.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22King William County, VA3600.8 GWh200.4 GWh0.0 Wh51.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Lancaster County, VA312.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh12.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#8Loudoun County, VA24.7 TWh4.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Louisa County, VA917.1 TWh1.9 TWh0.0 Wh210.3 GWh15.0 TWh
#18Mecklenburg County, VA5795.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh332.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Middlesex County, VA275.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh26.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#55Montgomery County, VA243.0 GWh42.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#64New Kent County, VA229.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh29.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#79Norfolk city, VA11.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Northampton County, VA230.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh28.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Orange County, VA1119.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh119.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#75Page County, VA25.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Patrick County, VA135.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Pittsylvania County, VA16384.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh412.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#59Portsmouth city, VA235.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#49Powhatan County, VA569.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh70.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Prince Edward County, VA37.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh7.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#12Prince George County, VA42.1 TWh1.8 TWh0.0 Wh336.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#11Prince William County, VA112.8 TWh2.8 TWh0.0 Wh40.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#33Pulaski County, VA5237.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Richmond city, VA366.5 GWh66.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#36Richmond County, VA5183.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh180.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#73Roanoke County, VA17.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#70Rockbridge County, VA210.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh10.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Rockingham County, VA1075.9 GWh12.4 GWh0.0 Wh53.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#31Russell County, VA1277.2 GWh277.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#81Salem city, VA3306.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#56Shenandoah County, VA239.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh39.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#25Southampton County, VA5494.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh174.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Spotsylvania County, VA4902.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh902.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#77Stafford 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 Wh472.8 GWh13.2 TWh
#32Sussex County, VA3244.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh244.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#61Virginia Beach city, VA231.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh28.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Warren County, VA28.7 TWh8.7 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, VA32.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Wythe County, VA2157.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh157.6 GWh0.0 Wh

Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Virginia

Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama141.5 TWh115
#34Connecticut43.5 TWh227
#49Delaware5.4 TWh47
#51District of Columbia169.0 GWh24
#6Georgia146.6 TWh339
#13Indiana108.6 TWh285
#22Kentucky73.2 TWh98
#38Maryland38.0 TWh268
#41Massachusetts22.6 TWh736
#44New Hampshire19.4 TWh74
#29New Jersey60.2 TWh481
#10New York128.5 TWh1,281
#9North Carolina134.5 TWh1,132
#7Ohio146.1 TWh314
#3Pennsylvania245.1 TWh390
#46Rhode Island10.4 TWh116
#15South Carolina104.9 TWh304
#21Tennessee73.8 TWh137
#50Vermont2.3 TWh142
#31West Virginia53.5 TWh66